"(l‘m) impressui with the WP!!- inï¬ummi. mullahth approach to puikfy dewklpnwm in the party." DY SANDRA “MAN slu’hMngmm Only for so long can a person work within the conï¬nes of a system that (hasn't sen/p vwrymw. hcfnn' duriding it’s Iime in lake .1 diï¬mm mutetoï¬xit. ' Dr. Philpofl ofï¬cially joined the Liberal party May 3. 20M - a day after the last federal cleclkm -â€" luraust‘ was diuammimed wioh its. mm mm and dui'ukxi it was tinn- tu become openly inmlvui. Ur. Philpnu chose the liberals because their valle mos! (‘ka align with her own; [ht-v am the mm! "gmuim‘ly dexmxram‘ federal palm!†and they an: Wxtful. fair and compassmnate'. That is partly why Dr. lane Phil- pon has deck“! m seek the federal liberal numiualkm fur Matrkhanr “Crazy. mm it?†Dr. l’hilpott said laughing. "Mum'in and politics amn‘l that†far apart.“ Doctor to try top-down approach with Liberals @Iribune visit an.“ As a family doctor. she has spent countless hours with families and individuals trying to solve their mal- hut time and again. she has bumped up against systemic and shank-ta! preventing her from doing su ‘ premiu- in Stxnnï¬ville 'm 1996. DI. JANE rum: Longnme Steam demo: is throwmg her hat mthepoï¬tical nng the federal government continues to give the pmvime money without cundltions attached. By doing so. M: an opening ourselvcs up to user fees. private cflnics‘and billing. all of which do not make the Canadian health care system all-inchmive. "'Ih'Ls is a bedrock issue in ("ana- dian society." she said. , Meanwhile. Dr. Philpuu isn’t 100 per cent sold on the mndy signed limpean Union trade agreement. As†pan of the agrt-enwnl. (1m- ada m1? extend patent protection on pharmac‘euticals for two years. which is estimated to increase the cast of pmuï¬ption drugs. to con- mmors and governments. by unto $3 million a year: The fedeml gm- cmmem said it is willing to cum- pcmate the provinces for any addi- tional cmts. “It appears it's going to be posi- tive for will they be able to afford their drugs for diabeo “I don't win“ to be in lhat kind of O o O m pmmnmp wnh: -‘ Wandmod: a ’ . -‘Um-mm Dr. Philpott has notiï¬ed Markham Stouflvillc Hospital 0m cials she will up her adminis- tratiw duties awxiatcd with her position as chief of family medicinv. She wilL htmcvcr. keep her patient» until the election is closer. Issues lack job upponunlllea. Dr. Philpott said she wants me": to be incentives available to compa- nies that are willing to talus, risks on these people. ’ W In 2010. Dr. Philpou moved her Sluuffville practice to Markham. where she became the lead physi- cian of the Health Fnr All Family Health foam. which is urkwawd with (he Markham Family Medicine Teaching Unit. “11w community ‘will be OK. We’ll make sure them are lots of really good dummy; to ï¬ll the gap." xwu “1 do love being a family doctor." 1-. NI .0.“ Seneca h. 21. on manta-mum." mBUflB BUYSIMAIA E News DIAMOND? SERIES" 130143 Fl to I 3 Markham a Theatre Hï¬-mflmu- LIVE ARTS MATTERS.