Trust that the renewed LIEbrano bullshit about abortion within the CBC news was VERY offensive to me lately but watching Higgy and his cohorts dancing at the end of this taxpayer funded video in the Fench lingo was truly sick and oddly comical
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q7Cyqd6its
La cérémonie officielle de la Fête du N.-B.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1929419331774
CBC New Brunswick News at 6: Ottawa commits money to research into abortion access in province
Aug 3rd
The federal government will fund research into the challenges women face in accessing abortions in New Brunswick. Plus, life in the province under the green phase. And a couple's creative way to keep their camper trailer up and away from St. John River floodwaters.
Ottawa announces $366,000 to research access to abortions in New Brunswick
University of New Brunswick will focus on work of Fredericton's Clinic 554, gaps and barriers
The federal government will provide $366,000 to the University of New Brunswick to research challenges women face accessing surgical abortions in the province.
Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu and Fredericton MP Jenica Atwin made the announcement Tuesday in Fredericton outside Clinic 554, New Brunswick's only privately funded abortion clinic.
The research will focus mainly on the work done at Clinic 554 between 2015 and 2020 and identify gaps and barriers, such as costs, transportation, and discrimination.
"You can't improve what you don't measure," said Hajdu.
New Brunswick Medicare only covers abortions provided at the two hospitals in Moncton — the Moncton Hospital and the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre — and the Chaleur Regional Hospital in Bathurst.
"Many times this province, [Progressive] Conservative provincial politicians have declared that there doesn't need to be increased access, that the services are providing care that meets everybody's needs. But we know that's not true," said Hajdu.
"We can't tolerate that even one woman in this province doesn't have access to the kind of care that she needs, doesn't have access to the full reproductive choice that allows her to control her own body."
The federal government would be outside its jurisdiction if it were to fund the health service directly, she told reporters, because it's a provincial responsibility,
But Ottawa can help provide advocates with data to demonstrate the need for clinics and "make it impossible for New Brunswickers and voters to ignore those stories."
It's "about bringing those voices to light and giving that information, which is power, to the people who are advocating and who will use that information to let all New Brunswick know about the barriers that face their daughters, their sisters, aunts, the people that they love, the LGBTQ people in their lives that are excluded from care in traditional settings."
Clinic
554, a private practice clinic that provides abortions in Fredericton,
has been under threat of closing because of the province's refusal to
fund the abortions it provides, according to the people who run the
clinic. (Mike Heenan/CBC)
Premier Blaine Higgs was unavailable for an interview Tuesday and a comment was not provided via email.
He has previously said providing abortion services in three hospitals is enough to meet the requirements for access under the Canada Health Act.
Organizations across the country that improve access to sexual and reproductive health care can also apply for funding from the $45 million committed in the 2021 budget for supports, Hadju announced, such as travel and logistical support for people who could not otherwise access abortion services, inclusive training materials for sexual and reproductive health-care providers, and public awareness activities.
Last week, during a visit to Moncton, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he would continue to push New Brunswick to fund abortion services at Clinic 554, and cited a reduction in federal health transfers to New Brunswick of $140,216 as evidence he is following through on a 2019 promise to "ensure" clinic abortions are funded.
On July 23, during a visit to Fredericton, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said the federal government would announce "in the coming days" how it plans to ensure public funding for abortions at Clinic 554.
Earlier this year, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association filed a lawsuit aimed at forcing the province to fund abortions at the clinic.
Asked whether the data being gathered could prove useful as evidence in court cases that challenge the constitutionally of New Brunswick's actions, Hadju said it was difficult to answer because it's speculative.
"I can say that additional information is always helpful, whether it's for litigants, whether it's for researchers, or whether it's for program designers, or whether it's for MLAs who are trying to change the law to make sure that women have equal access to health care in this country."
Dr.
Adrian Edgar, medical director of Clinic 554 (right), applauded the
federal government for providing the research funding to better
understand New Brunswick's 'unique abortion landscape.' (Jonathan Collicott/CBC)
Clinic 554, which was also a family practice that specialized in transgender and LGBTQ care, announced in 2019 it would soon close, blaming the province's refusal to fund abortions at the facility.
Despite that warning, the clinic is still partially open, offering abortion and IUD services, but it relies on support from a national advocacy group and on director Dr. Adrian Edgar's income from his work as a doctor for the Canadian military.
Edgar welcomed the research funding announcement, calling it timely.
He said he learned last week that Horizon Health Network CEO Karen McGrath informed the government "that because the number of procedural abortions being done in hospital had decreased during the pandemic, that the need had decreased as well.
"That leap of logic astounds me."
Edgar contends the barriers to abortion have increased and the need "has never been higher."
McGrath has said the number of women seeking abortions at the Moncton Hospital has decreased 20 per cent over the last five years, meaning there's not enough demand to warrant more access in other hospitals. "It is our position that there is no need to establish another service," she wrote.
Jula Hughes, Dean of Law at Lakehead University and adjunct professor at UNB, who will lead the research project with Tobin Haley from Ryerson University, said there hasn't been a community needs assessment before.
"Anecdotally, there continues to be concerns expressed that the access is not adequate. I think some of those questions are about geography. So what does it mean for people who are travelling from places that are far away from Moncton or Bathurst?
"And then also regarding access to services in a way that doesn't require to visit, or doesn't require cancelling work, or being able to access services in a manner that's trans-friendly or supportive of the person's choice to terminate a pregnancy?"
The research, which will seek the experience of New Brunswick patients and perspective of medical professionals, is expected to take 18 months.
It will include peer-reviewed scholarly publications, a bilingual website with summaries and infographics and two community updates.
"Being able to make decisions about your own body is a human right, one that is supported by having access to appropriate health care, including the full range of sexual and reproductive health services. Unfortunately, we know that barriers still exist that limit some Canadians' health care choices," said Atwin.
"Creating effective evidence-based policies and programs takes data, data that doesn't always exist," she said.
"By understanding who is left out and why, we can make changes that improve access for everyone."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cma-cna-mandatory-vaccines-1.6128140
Groups representing doctors, nurses call for mandatory vaccination of health-care workers
France, Italy and Greece will make vaccinations mandatory for health-care workers
The two organizations today joined a growing number of calls to make vaccines a mandatory condition of employment in the health care sector.
"As health providers, we have a fundamental duty of care towards our patients and the public. There is significant evidence that vaccines are safe and effective and as health professionals who are leading the vaccination campaigns, it is the right call and an appropriate step," said CMA president Dr. Ann Collins.
The organizations say that mandatory vaccinations would protect patients and workers from the novel coronavirus while helping to maintain capacity in the health-care system.
Other health sector groups, including the Ontario Medical Association and the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario, have also called for mandatory vaccines for health-care workers.
To date, no government in Canada has made vaccines mandatory. The governments of France, Italy and Greece have introduced legislation that effectively mandates COVID-19 vaccinations for health-care workers.
The American Medical Association and the American Nursing Association were among dozens of U.S. medical groups that formally called for mandatory vaccines in a statement issued last week.
CMA says vaccination rates 'close to 100 per cent' are needed
"We need those [vaccination] numbers to be close to 100 per cent to keep the public safe," said Dr. Katharine Smart, the CMA's incoming president.
"Health-care workers really have a responsibility to the people they serve to ensure that the spaces where people access care are safe."
Smart said some health-care workers "have questions and concerns" about the vaccines, "just like anybody else."
Those workers also represent a broad cross-section of the Canadian public and some of them face structural barriers to vaccination, she added. Those barriers can include a lack of paid time off to get the shot and a lack of access to sick days in the event of vaccination side effects.
Canada lacks detailed statistics on vaccination rates among health-care workers. Among eligible Canadians age 12 and older, 81 per cent have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while nearly 68 per cent are fully vaccinated.
Canada's vaccination figures place Canada among the world leaders in vaccination rates. There are signs that uptake is beginning to taper off, however — which has some experts warning that a fourth wave of the pandemic could be on the horizon.
The delta variant, which is substantially more transmissible than previous versions of the coronavirus, now accounts for the majority of new cases in Canada.
Would vaccine mandates hold up in court?
According to an article published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal by a trio of University of Ottawa law professors, making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for health-care workers would be an effective public health policy that likely would stand up to any legal challenges.
The paper's authors — Colleen M. Flood, Bryan Thomas and Kumanan Wilson — said that if governments require vaccines for health-care workers, challenges to that policy likely would have to proceed under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
"Governments should be able to successfully defend such a challenge" as long as provisions are made for people with underlying health conditions and those who oppose vaccination on the grounds of "bona fide religious or conscientious objection," the article says.
The authors said that mandates issued by individual employers could be more vulnerable to legal challenges, which could be made under labour laws rather than the charter.
Corrections
- A previous version of this story stated that the Ontario Nurses Association supported mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for health-care workers. It is, in fact, the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario that has made that call.Aug 03, 2021 4:40 PM ET
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However this nonsense was truly funny
Trust that I called Angèle McCaie in order to explain to her why her town is paying too much for the street lights I see in the photo and the upcoming EUB HEARING
Angèle McCaie, General Manager
Village of Rogersville
10989, rue Principale
ROGERSVILLE, NB
E4Y 1V7
Telephone: 506-775-2080
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Mccaie Family History
Mccaie Name Meaning
Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.
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Rogersville's anglophone newcomers surprised by village life in French
Bilingual province doesn't mean bilingual community
Thousands arrived last winter, causing prices in the real estate market to soar.
But in the small Northumberland County village of Rogersville, a different issue has emerged — minority language services.
Located near Richibucto and about an hour from Moncton, Rogersville has a predominantly French-speaking population.
French is the mother tongue of over 91 per cent of the region's residents, according to the 2016 census.
That means the village is not obligated to offer services in English.
According to the Official Languages Act, a municipality is only required to provide service in both official languages if the minority language is used by at least 20 per cent of the local population.
That has come as a surprise to some new residents.
New Brunswick is well known beyond its borders as a bilingual province, but the finer points of language requirements for public services are another matter.
"We often hear that when they call the office," village manager Angèle McCaie said in a French-language interview with Radio-Canada.
"They think that all the communities and all the municipalities will serve both languages because the province is bilingual, but that is not the case."
Angèle McCaie, general manager for the Village of Rogersville, said there have been some complaints about unilingual French communications from the municipality. (CBC)
The situation can create what McCaie describes as glitches.
For example, the village puts out a monthly bulletin for its residents and neighbouring local service districts.
About 3,500 people receive the newsletter and it's written only in French.
Some newcomers have complained about that.
"If we had to translate it into English," said McCaie, "we simply wouldn't have the resources or the staff to do it."
It would also be twice as long, she said.
"We can't allow that."
The Rogersville village website and Facebook page are also in French only.
McCaie said the municipality is looking to develop new mechanisms to help newcomers.
With files from Radio-Canada
Rogersville's Femmes Forte program strengthens women, girls
Various sessions teach new skills such carpentry, mechanics
Femmes Fortes was created in 2018 after the woman told McCaie she regretted not learning certain skills over her lifetime.
"Now that her husband was gone she felt like there were so many things that she wasn't able to do just because she never learned them," McCaie said.
The idea to offer sessions on a variety of topics to women who found themselves alone later in life grew from that.
Angèle
McCaie, executive director with the Village of Rogersville, said it was
a chance remark that led to the development of Femmes Fortes. (CBC)
"It snowballed from there," said McCaie.
With the help of Annick Gallant-Roy, the village's community developer, they began looking for ideas, as well as instructors, to offer free sessions for women and girls.
"As long as it's something positive and something we can learn, we go for it," McCaie said.
A
participant in the Femmes Fortes takes part in a carpentry class, one
of the many sessions offered to women and girls in Rogersville and
surrounding communities. (CBC)
McCaie said the popular ones are construction and mechanics. "Anything hands-on, people love that."
But they have also had classes on yoga and meditation, sessions on mental health and depression, how to stay grounded and deal with stress, and a self-defence class.
"We had a session with LBGTQ2+ community so people could ask questions and learn and grow from that," McCaie said.
Women taking part in the Femmes Fortes program learned about basic mechanics. (CBC)
Some changes had to be made with COVID-19. McCaie said 10 virtual sessions were held since restrictions were put in place and participation didn't stop.
"People are looking for things like that now more than ever."
Some of the virtual sessions included a cooking class on how to make traditional poutine râpée, a well-known Acadian dish.
Sessions were also aimed at helping people deal with their stress during COVID-19 and offered some ideas for coping.
McCaie said despite the restrictions in place, they have no plans to stop offering courses and sessions to the women and girls in Rogersville and the surrounding communities.
A happy participant of Femmes Fortes in Rogersville. (CBC)
She said their geographical location means some don't have the means or the time to travel outside the area for courses. Also, as a Francophone community, there may be a language barrier.
"We see it as very important to have it locally so we reach as many people as possible."
The program was recently chosen for a Community Health Merit Award by the Horizon Health Network.
With files from CBC New Brunswick News
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Former NDP leader Dominic Cardy joins PCs as strategic issues director
Tory Leader Blaine Higgs says he and Cardy are 'directly aligned' on many issues
Less than a month after resigning as leader of the New Brunswick NDP, Dominic Cardy has joined the Progressive Conservative Party and will work for leader Blaine Higgs as an adviser.
Higgs says he and Cardy agree on the need to address New Brunswick's dire fiscal situation, including a deficit projected at $231 million this year.
"We are directly aligned on so many issues," Higgs told reporters Friday morning as Cardy looked on. "It makes sense for us to pull together and put goals forward collectively."
Cardy's switch is a coup for the PC leader, who took over the position after a leadership convention last October.
While Cardy preached moderation and fiscal prudence as NDP leader, he is pro-choice on abortion. Higgs, however, argued passionately against the Gallant government's repeal of restrictions on access to the procedure in hospitals.
Cardy also supports a law to give workers who unionize the right to a first contract — a policy the PCs have never embraced.
Cardy said he had to reconcile himself to "pretty enormous disagreements" with many tenets of NDP policy during his 30 years as a member, too.
I enjoyed my time running for office, but wasn't obviously hugely good at that.
- Dominic Cardy, former NDP leader
He said he made it clear to Higgs he would remain a libertarian on social issues, and said those questions will take a back seat to larger priorities, such as turning around the province's finances.
"This is going to be a big, broad tent of people who want to change New Brunswick," Cardy said. Other issues can be dealt with down the road but "right now, we've got to make sure we've got enough money to keep the lights on."
Higgs said he's already used to pulling together a broad range of views within the existing PC caucus.
"I expect that," he said. "I want people who are going to bring ideas, and are going to bring action, into the group. We can work through any minor issues that come up, because I do it every day with everyone."
'Was just a visitor to the NDP'
The NDP's new interim leader, Rosaire L'Italien, said Cardy's move to the PCs "confirms the opinion of most of his detractors: he was and is a conservative. In the end, Cardy was just a visitor to the NDP."
Higgs and Cardy are trying to turn the PC party "into a populist right-wing movement," L'Italien said in a written statement. "They are trying to import Donald Trump's way of doing politics, and it won't work."
Early in Higgs's tenure as former premier David Alward's finance minister, Cardy suggested he should resign for "rubber-stamping … irresponsible spending decisions" by the PC government while speaking against them.
But the two men later worked together when Higgs incorporated many of Cardy's ideas into legislation on fiscal accountability — laws the Gallant Liberals have since repealed.
Won't rule out running as candidate
Cardy wouldn't rule out running as a PC candidate in next year's election, but he said his focus now is on offering the party strategic advice.
Cardy failed to win a seat in the legislature as a candidate in two byelections and in the last provincial election.
"I enjoyed my time running for office but wasn't, obviously, hugely good at that, and I'm looking forward to getting on with this challenge, where I think I've got a lot of skills and experience to bring to the table," he said.
Cardy said many of his core supporters from his time as NDP leader were moving over to the PCs with him.
Nick Taggart, the NDP's former treasurer, said on Twitter that he hasn't bought a PC membership card, "but if the provincial election was tomorrow, I'd be voting PC."
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Methinks CBC et al may enjoy a little Deja Vu about Clinic 554 before the last election I ran in while clearly stating that I am PRO LIFE N'esy Pas?
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Clinic 554 turns down 30 transgender patients because of uncertain future
Fredericton clinic no longer accepts patients looking for hormone therapy
"OK, so physically transitioning — that journey has ended," she thought to herself.
The 45-year-old retired military reservist is one of 30 people who've been turned away at the clinic since December.
For her, it wasn't the end of the road. She got an appointment with an endocrinologist in Moncton a few weeks later, although she counts herself one of the lucky ones.
"You don't have a lot of safety in this whole process, I don't feel there's a lot of support."
A gap in services is getting wider since Clinic 554 in Fredericton was put up for sale. The short list of doctors who are comfortable prescribing hormone therapy for transgender patients in New Brunswick got even shorter when Dr. Adrian Edgar stopped taking on new transgender patients.
Dr.
Adrian Edgar says he can't begin a new relationship with a transgender
patient in need of hormone therapy when he may close his clinic any day. (Hadeel Ibrahim/CBC)
Edgar has focused on transgender care and abortion services, although his family practice serves a range of patients.
Clinic 554 is the only private clinic that provides out-of-hospital abortions. Edgar announced last year that he was putting it up for sale because the lack of provincial funding for these abortions makes running the clinic unsustainable.
He doesn't have a buyer yet, but because he could close any day, Edgar said, he can't begin a years-long relationship with people requiring consistent hormone treatment, the first step to physical gender transition.
Most people transitioning from one gender to another begin by socially transitioning, or dressing as the gender they identify most with. Hormone replacement therapy is the next step and paves the way to a full physical transition that includes gender-affirming surgery and chest masculinization and feminization.
"Not being able to predict that we would be open for 12 months, it doesn't seem safe to me to sort of start a process with someone that I wouldn't be able to finish," Edgar said.
He's also started referring his more than 300 established transgender patients back to their primary care providers. People who don't have a family doctor or nurse practitioner, he's keeping on until the clinic closes.
The province has previously said it has no plans to fund out-of-hospital abortions because the procedure is available in two hospitals in Moncton and one in Bathurst — and that constitutes enough access.
Three doctors
Joselyn O'Connor with the transgender advocacy group UBU Atlantic said her organization has been approached by about 20 people looking for help in the last two weeks and expects the number will keep going up.
"I do know that we have a lot of people here that do go to Fredericton for their health care," she said in an interview from Moncton.
Clinic 554 is the only private abortion clinic in the province, but Edgar also serves 3,000 primary care patients at his family practice in the building. More than 300 of those patients are transgender, he says. (Hadeel Ibrahim/CBC)
UBU Atlantic provides peer support for trans and questioning people, and helps them navigate and find resources and health care. She said the only thing her organization can do now is provide patients with the names of New Brunswick's three endocrinologists to contact or try to get referred to.
"It's a very short list," said O'Connor. "Two of them are in Moncton one is in Saint John."
The waiting list once a person gets hold of these doctors could be as short as two weeks or as long as nine months, she said.
Closure timeline
Edgar said he's given two tours to people interested in buying the clinic, and he'll be selling as soon as he gets an offer. He's not holding out for someone who will continue running a clinic out of the building, he said.
"If there's an offer I'm not in a position to hold off," he said. "I haven't been able to recruit anyone to buy the practice."
Edgar said he can't just stop offering abortions or continue to practise outside Clinic 554 because he doesn't want to continue operating in a province where the government is not willing to talk with him or improve abortion access and transgender health care.
"If the clinic is sold, I would find it difficult to continue working in a province where I feel so disrespected," he said.
He said he's considered returning to the Canadian Armed Forces, where he was a pilot for some years before he moved to Fredericton.
He said not all the people who've been turned away by the clinic are from Fredericton. Some come from other parts of the province and from Prince Edward Island. He said his clinic is the only one where transgender patients can "self-refer" and don't need a referral from a psychiatrist, so it's not easy to turn them down.
"[This is] the kind of job that's difficult at the best of times, and then when you feel like you're a part of that suffering, when you're exacerbating that suffering, it's enough to make anyone want to quit."
Who can lighten the load
Primary health care providers can and are allowed to administer hormone therapy for transgender patients, and they don't have to be hormone specialists, said Dr. Ed Schollenberg of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. However, many are not comfortable doing it or feel they don't have the training.
"There's nothing that says they can't prescribe A, B or C. It's just a question of how you do it, what is it, when do we start this or how long does this go on for," Schollenberg said. "They may simply just not have had the experience and certainly would not have had the training to provide that service."
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O'Connor said most of the family doctors in the province don't know how to treat or take care of trans patients, but she said the community is counting on them to lighten the load on the specialists.
They can do that by working with the specialists to understand how to properly administer hormone therapy, she said.
"They can learn and maybe be better equipped in the future. But until we have another resource that's as good as Clinic 554, I think we're going to be struggling for a bit."
Training for primary care providers?
Schollenberg said it's up to individual physicians to seek this training and decide when they feel they're equipped to decide what dosage of hormones are appropriate for their patients.
"I think the incentive is your willingness to assist patients and your acceptance that this is the answer for them," he said,
He said it's not immediately clear where they can get the training, but Edgar said he's previously recorded an online training course about this issue. The New Brunswick Medical Society has also funded training trips to different parts of the province, he said.
"Training, people are hungry for it," he said. "People are stepping outside of their comfort zones, but we really need to look for the government to fund access to appropriate supports."
Some other provinces, including Nova Scotia, have a province-funded program that provides training for doctors who want to learn.
554 not the end of the road
Woolley said her experience can show that losing Clinic 554 might not be the end of the road for people needing hormone replacement therapy, but she also realizes she has privileges — such as financial stability and a car — that allow her to go to an appointment in Moncton.
"Other people, they can't even afford $115 to change their name," she said.
So even though "it's hard and it feels like I'm hitting walls," she said she's trying to focus on the positive experiences.
"I'm scared a lot but I'm also grateful for the doors that have been opened for me."
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Methinks
its should be a small wonder to many political pundits why I was on the
phone first thing this morning and sending a wonderfully wicked email
at the end of the day N'esy Pas?
https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2019/10/trudeau-vows-to-ensure-new-brunswick.html
#cdnpoli #nbpoli
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/abortion-new-brunswick-trudeau-1.5321045
Canadian Nurses Association to host community town hall in Fredericton ahead of 2019 federal election
Ottawa, September 30, 2019 — On Tuesday, October 1st, the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) — along with the Nurses Association of New Brunswick and the Association of New Brunswick Licensed Practical Nurses — is hosting an election Town hall: Better access to health care. The town hall will be a thought-provoking discussion about health and health care with the federal candidates from Fredericton: the Greens’ Jenica Atwin, Liberal Matt DeCourcey, Conservative Andrea Johnson, and the NDP’s Mackenzie Thomason.| What: | Town hall: Better access to health care | |
| When: | October 1st, 2019 | |
| Where: | Fredericton Inn, Bicentennial Room 1315 Regent St., Fredericton, NB |
| 6 p.m. | Doors open |
| 6:30 p.m. | Moderated panel begins |
| 7:50 p.m. | Audience Q&A |
| 8:20 p.m. | Closing remarks |
The Canadian Nurses Association is the national and global professional voice of Canadian nursing, representing 135,000 nurses in all 13 jurisdictions across Canada. CNA advances the practice and profession of nursing to improve health outcomes and strengthen Canada’s publicly funded, not-for-profit health system.
The Nurses Association of New Brunswick
The Nurses Association of New Brunswick represents 8,600 registered nurses (RNs) and nurse practitioners (NPs), the largest group of health professionals in the province. It is mandated by the Nurses Act to regulate RNs & NPs to ensure the provision of safe, competent and ethical care in the interest of the public.
The Association of New Brunswick Licensed Practical Nurses
The Association of New Brunswick Licensed Practical Nurses was first created in 1965 as the Association of New Brunswick Registered Nursing Assistants (ANBRNA). They became the regulatory body in 1977 when the Registered Nursing Assistant Act was proclaimed. In 2002, the Licensed Practical Nurse Act was proclaimed and RNAs became LPNs.
For more information, please contact:
Eve Johnston
Media and Communications Coordinator
Canadian Nurses Association
Tel: 613-237-2159, ext. 114
Cell: 613-282-7859
Email: ejohnston@cna-aiic.ca
Jennifer Whitehead
Manager, Communications and Government Relations
Tel: 506-459-2852
Email: jwhite@nanb.nb.ca
JoAnne Graham
Executive Director, ANBLPN
Tel: 506-453-0747
Email: execdir@npls.ca
- See more at: https://www.mycna.ca/en/home/news-room/advisories/2019/canadian-nurses-association-to-host-community-town-hall-in-fredericton-ahead-of-2019-federal-election#sthash.utYCpPbB.dpuf
Eve Johnston
Media and Communications Coordinator
Canadian Nurses Association
Tel: 613-237-2159, ext. 114
Cell: 613-282-7859
Email: ejohnston@cna-aiic.ca
Jennifer Whitehead
Manager, Communications and Government Relations
Tel: 506-459-2852
Email: jwhite@nanb.nb.ca
JoAnne Graham
Executive Director, ANBLPN
Tel: 506-453-0747
Email: execdir@npls.ca
- See more at: https://www.mycna.ca/en/home/news-room/advisories/2019/canadian-nurses-association-to-host-community-town-hall-in-fredericton-ahead-of-2019-federal-election#sthash.utYCpPbB.dpuf
Trudeau vows to 'ensure' New Brunswick funds abortions at private clinics
Pledge comes as Fredericton clinic announces impending closure because of lack of medicare coverage
· CBC News · Posted: Oct 15, 2019 3:18 PM AT
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau makes a campaign stop in Fredericton on Tuesday. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)
Gallant's government repealed a regulation that required women to get approval from two doctors for a medicare-funded hospital abortion.
"Abortions are available in publicly-funded hospitals in New Brunswick. The Government of New Brunswick does not fund private health-care services."
It would have been nice to see during the Gallant [Liberal] government as well.
- Jenica Atwin, Fredericton Green Party candidate
Act stipulates 'reasonable' access
In July, federal Health Minister Ginette Petitpas-Taylor, a New Brunswick MP, said in a letter to her provincial counterparts that refusing to fund abortions in clinics violated the Canada Health Act.
'Times have changed'
King, who was health minister in the Frank McKenna government that opposed the clinic's opening, said "times have changed," and he now believes a private clinic has a role in offering abortion services if demographics require it.
Commenting is now closed for this story.
David Raymond Amos
Methinks its should be a small wonder to many political pundits why I was on the phone first thing this morning and sending a wonderfully wicked email at the end of the day N'esy Pas?
Brian Cohen
Methinks no one knows what the bleep you're talking about.
David Raymond Amos
Good night cruel world I have to get up early to encounter one of Trudeau's minions at a High School. She was lucky enough to warm a seat in Fundy Royal for Trudeau The Younger for 4 years but Rob Moore and his fans say no more. Methinks even though the lady is pro abortion her buddy the lawyer as national director of his church and my other political foes consider her to be a good liberal and do not like my speaking up in defense of our unborn during debates even though lots of folks agree with me N'esy Pas?
Tim Biddiscombe
Reply to @David Raymond Amos: The world is cruel to you?
Methinks you have no clue as to who I am and at this point I no longer care but I trust that you know that I have made you rather infamous in certain circles Anyone can Google your name and mine N'esy Pas?
Mandel Rooney
Yeah, you're the guy who's best showing was 1.07% of the vote in Fundy Royal in 2003 (358 whole votes). N'esy Pas and better luck next time Gandalf.
Pro-choice does not in any possible way equal "pro-abortion".
That you cannot or most likely will not see a difference speaks volumes about you.
N'est pas
Dan Cordona
Maybe the funds for the NB abortion clinics truedo is talking about would come from George Soros.
David Raymond Amos
Reply to @Dan Cordona: Who do you think was behind Occupy Wallstreet or Maher Arar or Assange or Iggy the Tooth Fairy?
Yea Right.
Tim Biddiscombe
Dave Corbin
The issue in Atlantic Canada is the crisis in healthcare, namely access to healthcare of which abortion services is a very small fraction. He comes across as having no clue what Atlantic Canada is experiencing. Dump Trudeau!
Tim Biddiscombe
ya, Trudeau fooled a lot but no more. Liberal Gallant fooled a lot too and he's out now
Wallace Gouk
I'm not a fan of abortion however I don't believe as a man, I should have any say in the matter.
But ...... Trudeau "vowing to force the provincial government to fund the procedure" shows just how extreme this man is. He will FORCE provinces to do things his way. I'm beginning to understand his admiration of China.
Justin Trudeau's 'foolish' China remarks spark anger
'It seems to be that he's not well-informed,' Asian-Canadian says of Liberal leader
CBC News · Posted: Nov 09, 2013 7:16 PM ET
"A round table of people from China, Taiwan, Tibet and Korea — all of whom say they suffered at the hands of China's dictatorship — said they were insulted by Trudeau's remarks, made on Thursday at a women's event.
The Liberal leader was asked which nation he admired most. He responded: "There's a level of admiration I actually have for China. Their basic dictatorship is actually allowing them to turn their economy around on a dime."
Tim Biddiscombe
Reply to @David Raymond Amos: Me thinks you got wiped out in the last election, Nessy Pas?
Eddy Watts
I'm not a women.....and if the Conservative (ie Reform party) win this election, I feel a great deal of sadness for their gender, as the Cons will try to take back the women's right to choose what she does with her body.
Aaron Lane
Reply to @eddy watts:
Complete nonsense. No party is going to reopen the abortion issue, and Scheer has always said he will oppose any backbench attempt to reopen it. And the ability to get pregnant has nothing to do with “gender”. It has to do with physiological sex.
Brian Cohen
No Scheer finally said he would not re-open the issue but has always said he would NOT prevent others from bringing it up
No party leader should dictate what individual MPs are allowed to bring forward as Private Members Bills. Elected legislators must be allowed to legislate as they see fit, and they should be accountable to their electors and not to party leaders. But Scheer has said that he and his cabinet will vote against any such backbench efforts to raise abortion.
Joc McTavish
2-tier health care. Trudeau's Canada.
Al Clark
Completely false. Harper increased the Basic Personal Amount twice. Scheer is promising to lower tax rates for the lowest tax bracket. The Harper government increased health transfers to the provinces by 6% each and every year, and lowered total federal taxes to their lowest level in over 50 years. Under Trudeau, there was an income tax rate cut for those earning more than the median income, and even that cut was more than offset by increases in other taxes and elimination of tax deductions and credits.
Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier CRA KPMG David Raymond Amos
Thomas Collins
Justin is oddly obsessed with doing away with babies....
David Raymond Amos
Babies aren't involved in abortions.
"doing away with babies" is called infanticide
Upholding Canada's charter of rights and freedoms when it comes to women's rights??
Yes, yes he is
Dr. Henry Morgentaler disagreed with you. He said, “We don’t abort babies. We want to abort foetuses before they become babies... Around 24 weeks, I have ethical problems doing that.” But in Canada abortions are legal and accessible for any reason or no reason at all, right up to the moment of birth.
And abortion in Canada is not a “woman’s right”. The Supreme Court did not link abortion to freedom from discrimination based on sex. It linked accessible abortion to the right to security of the person, in Section 7 of the Charter. The justices also unanimously called on parliament to pass a new abortion law with restrictions on abortion increasing with gestational age. And the Supreme Court has never rules that abortion must be publicly funded.
Brian Cohen
Reply to @Aaron Lane:
omg.
The term you're looking for is "viable" which doesn't occur till around the 24 week gestation period.
As for late term abortions, you are completely wrong.
In Canada, no doctor can perform an abortion on a fetus past this 24 week period unless the life of the woman is at dire risk and even then, can only perform the abortion at the expressed permission of the woman. According to the Canadian Medical Association, late term abortions make up less than one half of one percent of all abortions in Canada with ALL of the other 99.6% occurring before 24 weeks and the vast majority of those before 8 weeks gestation when the organism is still only an embryo.
Brian Cohen
Reply to @David Raymond Amos:
Methinks you lost whatever your ridiculous case was against the Queen.
N'esy pas is gibberish in both official languages.
Umadhay Keven
Because gender selection is important.
David Raymond Amos
Glad somebody was allowed to say that.
Haven't you heard...Canada is multi cultural.
Are you seriously suggesting it isn't happening here?
Yes.
Check out The South China Daily News and the Times of India.
Why?
So you can avoid all facts and go on another emotionally charged, but factually nonsensical rant??
Gee, wouldn't want to miss that .....
Mark Williams
Trudeau should spend a little time discussing the virtues of pro-life.
Rosemary Hughes
"Because.......?"
It's obvious.
Good luck with that suit.
Ratzinger was in it up to neck as well, and John was no sweetheart either, he knew damn well what was going on and didn't lift a finger to help.
Nope, anti-choice is the opposite of upholding women's rights
Why would the opinion of two celebrate old men have any bearing on a woman's right to choose?
Who mentioned anti-choice?
Brian Cohen
Reply to @mark williams:
you did; pro-life is more aptly named anti-choice.
Brian Cohen
Why would I give a damn about anyone's religious beliefs??
They are irrelevant to the rights of Canadians.
Sorry, you don't get to define the term.
Jonathan Smith
I have to believe this empty scare tactic will lose Trudeau more votes.
So blatantly desperate.
Is there a sudden epidemic of unwanted pregnancies rolling across the country?
Rosemary Hughes
You dislike facts, and love rhetoric.
Apparently you're not aware that NONE of those options are 100% effective.
Wow, what wit.
that you keep losing elections is not a shocker to anyone other than yourself
Terry Tibbs
As Canadian voters are still waiting for Mr Trudeau to keep his election promises made in 2015, I would respectfully suggest to not hold your breath.
Keith Rodgers
Why wood he do that.....Obviously he wants to fund not wanted babies with our Tax money and why New Brunswick.....He should be here in North Battleford SK because Babies are having Babies
Are you suggesting the "wood" is in someones head?
If you corner an efty...First they will call you a luiar, if that doesnt work they will make pppersonal attacks, if that doesnt work, they will then Invoke Due Process.
Fred Dee
Funny how Justin said nothing when the Liberals were in charge in NB!!!
He also said nothing about it for the psst four years.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-warning-conservative-cuts-1.5320944
Trudeau digs for NDP, Green votes, issues dire warning about 'Conservative cuts'
Liberal leader says voting for his party is the only way to prevent a Conservative government
Federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau exits the campaign jet to thank local volunteers before departing Vancouver, B.C. on Saturday October 12, 2019. (Frank Gunn/THE CANADIAN PRESS)
"In terms of the NDP and the Greens, remember this: If you want progressive action, you need a progressive government, not a progressive opposition," Trudeau said during a campaign stop in Fredericton.
"Voting Liberal is the only way to stop Conservative cuts. Liberals know that the way to grow the economy is by investing in people and we have the record to prove it."
Questioned by journalists after his statement, Trudeau was asked bluntly if the current Liberal strategy is to drive votes away from the NDP and Greens by whipping up fear among Canadians.
"We have been very positive in the approach that we take and we will remain so," he said. "I'm looking for a strong mandate to continue to invest in Canadians and I will be sharp in the policy differences between us and the Conservatives."
Today, Trudeau claimed that electing a Conservative government would return Canada to a time when wages were flat, job creation was stalled and "ambition was nowhere to be found."
Access to abortion services
Asked about an abortion clinic in Fredericton that's under threat of closure due to a lack of funding, Trudeau said if he's re-elected he would meet with New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative Premier Blaine Higgs to discuss the province's obligation to fund abortion clinics. He said he would use all the tools at the government's disposal under the Canada Health Act.
"A Liberal government, a Liberal prime minister, will always stand up to provinces who want to limit women's rights to choose, something that the Conservatives, particularly under Andrew Scheer, will not do," he said.
Trudeau also said he is best positioned to push back against Conservative premiers such as Alberta's Jason Kenney and Ontario's Doug Ford, "who don't want to act on climate change."
During a campaign event in Toronto, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh insisted the choice for Canadians is not just between the Liberals and the Conservatives.
'Don't vote out of fear'
"You are not stuck with two choices. No one owns your vote. You are free to choose what you want. Don't vote out of fear, vote for hope," he said.
In Quebec City, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer repeated his message that a Conservative majority is needed to prevent a Liberal-NDP coalition that would lead to tax hikes and runaway spending.
"There is now a clear choice between our party and an NDP-Liberal coalition which will raise taxes, kill jobs, drive out investment, cancel big projects. I know Canadians don't want that to happen and that's why I'm very optimistic for October 21," he said.
Trudeau would not entertain the possibility of forming a coalition government with the NDP when asked about it repeatedly on the weekend. Instead, he said the Liberals' focus is on electing a progressive government to stop Conservative cuts.
Singh said Sunday that he would consider a coalition with the Liberals in a minority situation, but stepped back from that idea the following day, insisting his focus is on getting as many New Democrat MPs elected as possible.
David Raymond Amos
I am back from an all candidates meeting with the students of the largest High School in Fundy Royal. I was made to feel welcome and I had a good time indeed. Need I say I especially liked it when a member of Mad Max 's PPC party running in Fundy Royal attended even though he was not invited? The fact that he slandered me and invited me to sue slandered me and invited me to sue him in front of many witness was icing on the cake.
For the record after participating in 7 elections today was the first time I was ever invited to a school. It was easily the largest crowd I spoke before during an election. Methinks my fun loving politicking confused my foes who only managed to bore the young folks by reading from their party play books. However when I spoke I saw many a smart phone recording my words. Perhaps from a small spark there may burst a mighty flame in YouTube before the debate in Hampton tomorrow night. We all know how much teenagers love to challenge their parent's reasoning so I have no doubt my name will come up a few supper tables tonight. At the very least my political foes can't deny that they got a little pay back the day after they laughed as I was denied the right to debate on them over the Crown's airwaves paid for by our tax funds N'esy Pas?
Benjamin Dover
In 2015 people in the riding of Victoria said "don't vote Green because a vote for the Greens is a vote for the CPC". And look what happened.
John Clark
Earth is in a circular, orbital concentric path around the sun. Concentric because we are pulled out of whack by Jupiter's Gravity. We are 66 years away from a circular orbit, moving away from the sun for the next 5000 years before we start our journey of 5000 years back to circular. Yet, rather than cooling off we are heating up!
The Global Heating lines up with the use of coal, a 19th-century technology. The plan was to eliminate coal-burning to correct, not turn back the heating. The Arctic tundra is turning into muskeg. This has 2 times more carbon dioxide stored than does our present atmosphere, think here of cascade. Carbon dioxide is being absorbed by the oceans. This turns into carbolic acid. We all know that acidic water prevents the birth of females and species die out. Beyond the guppy experience, it is our food chain.
Speaking of the food chain the carbolic acid is killing reefs around the world. It is also killing Phytoplankton, the basis of the food chain for animals including humans. Greenland is calving millions of tonnes of freshwater and ice which, is migrating towards the equator with the earth's spin changing the makeup of the Ocean. The Antarctic is calving large pieces. All this will push the ocean levels up. If the whole ice pack in Antarctic slides oceans will rise 3 feet!
Climate heating is marked by extreme weather which we see now on a daily basis.
The oceans have absorbed much of the carbon dioxide which turns into carbolic acid. Fish do not produce females in acidic water! It is killing coral around the world. Watch the Atlantic fisheries tumble for no apparent reasons. Scheer does not have a climate heating plan!
David Raymond Amos
Robert Greening
American Andy & Trump...the vivid image is a scorcher...NO THANKS!!
American Andy and his American campaign resembles the Republican Party who claimed that if Herbert Hoover won there would be “a chicken in every pot" and "more money in your pocket"
David Raymond Amos
One issue is first and foremost in this election. Climate change.
Only one party will do nothing about this. If you care about the environment, you can not vote Conservative
Canadian Nurses Association to host community town hall in Fredericton ahead of 2019 federal election
Ottawa, September 30, 2019 — On Tuesday, October 1st, the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) — along with the Nurses Association of New Brunswick and the Association of New Brunswick Licensed Practical Nurses — is hosting an election Town hall: Better access to health care. The town hall will be a thought-provoking discussion about health and health care with the federal candidates from Fredericton: the Greens’ Jenica Atwin, Liberal Matt DeCourcey, Conservative Andrea Johnson, and the NDP’s Mackenzie Thomason.| What: | Town hall: Better access to health care | |
| When: | October 1st, 2019 | |
| Where: | Fredericton Inn, Bicentennial Room 1315 Regent St., Fredericton, NB |
| 6 p.m. | Doors open |
| 6:30 p.m. | Moderated panel begins |
| 7:50 p.m. | Audience Q&A |
| 8:20 p.m. | Closing remarks |
The Canadian Nurses Association is the national and global professional voice of Canadian nursing, representing 135,000 nurses in all 13 jurisdictions across Canada. CNA advances the practice and profession of nursing to improve health outcomes and strengthen Canada’s publicly funded, not-for-profit health system.
The Nurses Association of New Brunswick
The Nurses Association of New Brunswick represents 8,600 registered nurses (RNs) and nurse practitioners (NPs), the largest group of health professionals in the province. It is mandated by the Nurses Act to regulate RNs & NPs to ensure the provision of safe, competent and ethical care in the interest of the public.
The Association of New Brunswick Licensed Practical Nurses
The Association of New Brunswick Licensed Practical Nurses was first created in 1965 as the Association of New Brunswick Registered Nursing Assistants (ANBRNA). They became the regulatory body in 1977 when the Registered Nursing Assistant Act was proclaimed. In 2002, the Licensed Practical Nurse Act was proclaimed and RNAs became LPNs.
For more information, please contact:
Eve Johnston
Media and Communications Coordinator
Canadian Nurses Association
Tel: 613-237-2159, ext. 114
Cell: 613-282-7859
Email: ejohnston@cna-aiic.ca
Jennifer Whitehead
Manager, Communications and Government Relations
Tel: 506-459-2852
Email: jwhite@nanb.nb.ca
JoAnne Graham
Executive Director, ANBLPN
Tel: 506-453-0747
Email: execdir@npls.ca
- See more at: https://www.mycna.ca/en/home/news-room/advisories/2019/canadian-nurses-association-to-host-community-town-hall-in-fredericton-ahead-of-2019-federal-election#sthash.utYCpPbB.dpuf
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From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 16:21:47 -0400
Subject: I just called Nurses Association of New Brunswick and they
played dumb so perhaps Michel Carrier and his SANB lawyer pals can
explain why I called N'esy Pas Serge Rouselle?
To: "serge.rousselle" <serge.rousselle@gnb.ca>, "Michel.Carrier"
<Michel.Carrier@gnb.ca>, president@nanb.nb.ca, ljanes@nanb.nb.ca,
jwhitehead@nanb.nb.ca, peter.lindfield@
"hugh.flemming" <hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>, "andrea.anderson-mason"
<andrea.anderson-mason@gnb.ca>, "brian.gallant"
<brian.gallant@gnb.ca>, "David.Coon" <David.Coon@gnb.ca>,
"blaine.higgs" <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, "kris.austin"
<kris.austin@gnb.ca>, kristar@frederictonchamber.ca, "Tim.RICHARDSON"
<Tim.RICHARDSON@gnb.ca>, "Mitton, Megan (LEG)" <megan.mitton@gnb.ca>,
"Arseneau, Kevin (LEG)" <Kevin.A.Arseneau@gnb.ca>, "robert.mckee"
<robert.mckee@gnb.ca>, "robert.gauvin" <robert.gauvin@gnb.ca>,
"rick.desaulniers" <rick.desaulniers@gnb.ca>, "michelle.conroy"
<michelle.conroy@gnb.ca>, "Dominic.Cardy" <Dominic.Cardy@gnb.ca>,
"Hon.Dominic.LeBlanc" <Hon.Dominic.LeBlanc@canada.ca>
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, oldmaison
<oldmaison@yahoo.com>, andre <andre@jafaust.com>
You folks can always talk to Chucky Leblanc and his new buddy Krista
Ross it seems that they know everybody and everything N'esy Pas?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
CEO of the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce Krista Ross sits down to
educate Blogger!!!
Charles Leblanc
Published on Jan 16, 2019
https://www.cbc.ca/news/
Nurses withdraw lawsuit against language commissioner over licensing exam
Nurses group was angry with commissioner's report on failure rate by
francophone nurses
CBC News · Posted: Jan 17, 2019 12:29 PM AT
What:
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Town hall: Better access to health
care
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When:
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October 1st, 2019
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Where:
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Fredericton Inn, Bicentennial Room
1315 Regent St., Fredericton, NB |
6 p.m.
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Doors open
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6:30 p.m.
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Moderated panel begins
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7:50 p.m.
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Audience Q&A
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8:20 p.m.
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Closing remarks
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Nurses Association of New Brunswick
165 Regent Street
Fredericton NB
Canada E3B 7B4
Phone: 506-458-8731
Media and Communications Coordinator
Canadian Nurses Association
Tel: 613-237-2159, ext. 114
Cell: 613-282-7859
Email: ejohnston@cna-aiic.ca
Manager, Communications and Government Relations
Tel: 506-459-2852
Email: jwhite@nanb.nb.ca
Executive Director, ANBLPN
Tel: 506-453-0747
Email: execdir@npls.ca
-----Original Message-----
From: Cinedicom Cinema Services <contact@cinedicom.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:56:39 -0300
Subject: RE: I just called Re Anti Abortion and the Movies
To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Please find attached press release re: weekend box office
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Subject: I just called Re Anti Abortion and the Movies
https://twitter.com/
David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos 3 hours ago
Replying to @DavidRayAmos @alllibertynews and 49 others
My Hat is Off to Mr Jacob but not to Mr Trudeau & his cohorts
"Canada is a country that believes in and rallies behind freedom of
expression, but that isn't always an easy thing to do and it certainly
doesn't always make you popular"
#cdnpoli #nbpoli
https://www.cbc.ca/news/
Cineplex defends decision to show anti-abortion film Unplanned
Starting Friday, movie will screen in 14 Canadian Cineplex theatres for a week
Victoria Ahearn · The Canadian Press · Posted: Jul 08, 2019 7:29 PM ET
https://globalnews.ca/news/
Anti-abortion movie ‘Unplanned’ to play in more than 24 Canadian theatres
By Victoria Ahearn The Canadian Press
For the fastest response time, please send your request to the
Cineplex Entertainment’s Corporate Communications Team at
PressRoom@cineplex.com.
Alternatively, you can reach out directly to:
Sarah Van Lange, Executive Director, Communications
Sarah oversees the day-to-day external communications activities
for Cineplex Entertainment. You can reach Sarah via email at
Sarah.VanLange@cineplex.com, on her cell at 647-287-9582 or follow her
on Twitter @SarahSVL.
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From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 14:54:19 -0300
Subject: This were One Hell of a pile of Emails 10 years ago and they
are even more so today EH Davey Baby McMath?
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Fredericton's Morgentaler abortion clinic is closing
New Brunswick Community Services Database
| Record #: HDC2876 | Last Modified: 13 Jul 2020 | Last Full Update: 13 Jul 2020 |
| Contact Information | |
|---|---|
| Office Phone | 506-459-8990 |
| Toll Free Phone | 1-888-796-9600 |
| Fax | 506-454-8093 |
| office@nbrighttolife.ca | |
| Website | www.nbrighttolife.ca |
| Primary Contact | Heather Hughes, Executive Director; Email: nbrl@nb.aibn.com |
| Mailing Address | c/o NB Right to Life Association Inc. PO Box 113 Station A Fredericton, NB E3B 4Y2 |
| Description & Services | |
| Description of service(s) | To promote the sanctity of all human life from fertilization to natural death through public education. To advocate for the right to life of the preborn, the disabled, the infirm and the elderly who are all uniquely created by God. |
| Areas Served | Bathurst ; Fredericton ; Miramichi ; Moncton ; Oromocto ; Saint John - including the Saint John Valley ; Sussex ; and St. Croix |
| Eligibility | No restrictions. |
| Application | No application required. |
| Languages | English ; French |
| Fees | None |
| Location information | |
| Located In Community | Fredericton |
| Address & Map | |
Peter Ryan from Fredericton Pro Life views on Abortion Clinic closing its doors!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Peter Ryan from the Pro-Life Group in Fredericton
Fredericton Police Force arrive at the Abortion Clinic!!!
From: David Amos
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Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 10:24 PM
Subject: one hell of an Email
"From a little spark may burst a mighty flame." Dante from
The Divine Comedy
Heres hoping but I ain't praying I am doing something about it.
Sent
after Midnight December 25th, 2004 in Rome
David McMath and Walter Kubitz
Ruth Ross Executive Director
Christian Legal Fellowship
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London, ON, Canada. N6G 5C8
RE: Corruption of the Church State and Justice System
Morgentaler's old Fredericton clinic to reopen as private abortion facility
Clinic 554 will offer abortion services, contraception, cancer screening and prenatal care
Clinic 554, which was formally announced on Friday, will offer various publicly funded health services, such as contraception, cancer screening and pregnancy options, such as emergency IUDs, prenatal care, but it will also perform abortions not covered by medicare.
Medical director Dr. Adrian Eoin Edgar said in a statement that Clinic 554, on Brunswick Street, will fill an important gap in the health system.
"We just wanted to do our part to contribute — to make sure all New Brunswickers have access to the same quality and range of health-care services other provinces have," Edgar said.
The new medical clinic is the result of a fundraising campaign led by Reproductive Justice New Brunswick and the Fredericton Youth Feminists that garnered more than $125,000.
The crowdfunding initiative started after the Morgentaler clinic announced it was closing.
Wendy Robbins, a longtime advocate for improving access to abortion services in New Brunswick, said there is a need for a private clinic to offer reproductive health services.
"I would assume there is a huge need for very progressive medical care being provided right here in New Brunswick, right here in the capital city," she said on Friday.
It’s an achievement to get back to square one. It is an achievement to catch up to the 1980s. It is a very muted hallelujah.
- Wendy Robbins
The health clinic will open in the "coming weeks."
It will also treat about 600 people without family doctors and "underserved communities," such as people newly infected with HIV or with sexually transmitted infections.
The Morgentaler clinic’s decision to shut last year forced politicians to begin debating the provincial government’s abortion policies. It thrust the topic of abortion into the discussion during the September election campaign.
That promise prompted Gallant to be the target of anti-abortion postcards in the final days of the campaign.
Gallant announced in November that the contentious regulation was being removed. Starting in January, abortions still must be performed in a hospital to be covered by medicare, but the so-called two-doctor rule has been lifted.
Hospitals in Bathurst and Moncton are currently the only facilities that perform abortions. It's unclear how many additional hospitals may provide the service.
That means a woman who wants to have the procedure may need to drive three or four hours, depending on where she lives in the province.
When the Liberal government changed the province's abortion policy, the rationale for restricting it being done in hospitals was because it would be treated like any other surgery.
Health minister responds
Health Minister Victor Boudreau said the government intends to keep that rule in place.
"Our government recently identified and eliminated the barriers in order to respect our legal obligations under the Supreme Court of Canada rulings and the Canada Health Act regarding a woman’s right to choose," he said in a statement.
"As it stands, this procedure will be funded by medicare when done in a hospital like other insured services. Regional health authorities have been charged with increasing their capacity to provide this service in a timely and non-judgmental fashion."
Robbins described the new rules governing abortion services as a "partial victory."
"It’s an achievement to get back to Square 1. It is an achievement to catch up to the 1980s. It is a very muted Hallelujah," she said.
"It is a hallelujah, but it is not where we wanted to be with a change of government."
The political fight is moving from eliminating the two-doctor rule to having medicare fund abortions performed in other settings outside of hospitals, such as community health centres, private clinics and doctors’ offices.
Robbins said an abortion costs roughly $800 to be performed in a clinic. Meanwhile, the cost in a hospital is close to $2,000.
"A sheer economic argument is made for providing it in the least costly environment possible," she said.
"[Gallant's abortion policy change] got two-thirds the way there, but two-thirds is not all of the way. We just need that additional piece included."
Allison Webster, treasurer of Reproductive Justice, agrees.
"It is a Band-Aid solution and we're definitely going to keep lobbying the government until our services are on par with other provinces."
The New Brunswick Right to Life organization is located directly next to the clinic.
The anti-abortion group did not respond to a request for an interview on Friday.
Nearly half identify as pro-choice in N.B.
A poll released last week shows nearly half of New Brunswickers are pro-choice.
Thirteen per cent oppose abortion, while 31 per cent think abortions should only be available in limited circumstances, such as incest and rape.
There is also a debate at the federal level about allowing the abortion pill mifepristone into Canada.
Health Canada has pushed back its decision on whether to approve mifepristone.
Health Canada has had the application to approve the drug, also known as RU-486, since December 2012. It usually takes about nine months for pharmaceuticals to work their way through the approval process, but a request for additional information resets the clock on the application.
The federal department has recently required more information. If the drug were to be approved in the fall, it wouldn't hit the market until 2016.
Mifepristone was first approved for use in 1988 in France and has been used by millions of women in 57 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, in western Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
Proponents say approval of the drug would provide greater access to medical abortion for women in rural or remote parts of Canada.
Anti-abortion centre reopens next door to Clinic 554
New Brunswick Right to Life building on Brunswick Street burned down almost 2 years ago
Police have already been called once to Brunswick Street since the Right to Life centre began reopening next to Clinic 554, the province's only private abortion clinic.
The anti-abortion charity New Brunswick Right to Life runs the Women's Care Centre, where it offers pregnancy counselling, pregnancy tests and free ultrasounds.
The centre burned down two years ago and completed rebuilding this spring after obtaining a variance from the city for a redesign.
- Fredericton anti-abortion group to rebuild controversial downtown office, clinic
- Morgentaler's old Fredericton clinic to reopen as private abortion facility
Elizabeth Crouchman, chair of the Right to Life board, said the centre has been operating in a limited capacity for two months.
It has a new ultrasound machine, which a hired sonographer will start using once the centre fully reopens in the next few months. It's an upgraded machine compared to the one used before the 2016 fire.
Clinic 554 manager Valerie Edelman said the Right to Life centre's high-tech ultrasound machine prompts concerns about the impact it will have on women trying to get accurate information about abortion.
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"It's easy for patients seeking an abortion to mistake them for us," Edelman said. "I have no doubt that this centre emotionally tried to trick people."
She said this is because the building's signs only identify it as the Women's Care Centre, and there are currently no Right to Life logos or identifiers displayed anywhere on the outside of the building.
This was the case in the past as well.
The building on the left is the old Right to Life centre before it was destroyed in a fire in 2016. (Google Maps
Fears centre will judge women
The ultrasound machine could be used to "guilt" women, she said, and there have been many patients who have left the centre in tears after being "intimidated" and "judged."
Crouchman denied the anti-abortion group purposely misleads women. She said the Right to Life mandate is to "protect life at every stage," and the ultrasound machine is used to help women understand their situation.
Reproductive justice advocates say the anti-abortion centre should identify itself more clearly. The Women's Care Centre has no signs that identify it as a being run by New Brunswick Right to Life. (Mike Heenan/CBC)
"We tell [women] what their options are we give them information in order to make an informed decision," she said.
"Of course, we know abortion is available … we tell them what the risks are."
Trespass report
Alycia Bartlett, a spokesperson for the Fredericton police, said they responded to a report of an unwanted person on Clinic 554 property in June. The conflict was resolved, said Bartlett, who did not know if the person was with the anti-abortion group.
Edelman said that because police were handling the case she couldn't comment on what happened but did say the person was associated with Right to Life.
She said Clinic 554 staff will always call the police if they see someone from the Right to Life clinic try to "intimidate" staff or patients on Clinic 554 property.
Crouchman said she cannot comment on the incident because she doesn't have enough information.
'Misinformation'
Edelman said some patients who went to the Right to Life centre were told that abortion causes infertility and breast cancer, which is not scientifically accurate.
"On a day-to-day basis there are people seeking abortion services, and these folks already face so much stigma," she said. "They have to face all kinds of barriers already in government regulation.
"People who are asking about abortions need accurate information, they need compassion, they need support and they need their legal right to choose abortion if they want one."
Joyce Arthur, executive director of Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada, said there are 160 clinics similar to the Right to Life one in Canada, but only 30 private abortion clinics similar to Clinic 554.
She said of those 160, only a handful have ultrasound machines, which she said can be used to spread "dangerous medical misinformation."
She said the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada recommends against using ultrasounds for sex determination only or recreational purposes only.
Arthur said the Right to Life centre's use of the ultrasound machine falls under "recreational" because the centre is not a medical clinic.
A solution
"Given the anti-abortion stance of these places they're not going to be willing to, or maybe not be qualified to give any medical information," Arthur said.
"If they detect an anomaly in the fetus, there's possibly some dangerous medical misinformation or lack of information that may be going along with the use of this ultrasound machine."
Edelman said in an ideal world the Right to Life centre wouldn't be so close to the clinic, or at least "when they encounter someone, [would] let people know what their agenda is."
"If a patient would go there, I'd like them to say 'Oh, we are Right to Life, we are an anti-choice, pro-life organization and we want to stop you from having an abortion, so if you like more information come on it,'" she said.
"But they don't."
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