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; The Coalition this week defied a public revolt against its pro-
posals, to give second reading to an act which virtually negates even
the, limited benefits of its racketeering hospital scheme. Revelation
by Finance Minister Anscomb that, despite increased premiums, BCHIS
is nearly $13 million ‘‘in the red”’ is arousing a growing sentiment
around two -demands: 1. Setting up a Royal Commission to probe
government mismanagement and soaring hospital costs; 2. Release of
Volume Two of the Hamilton Report, which the Coalition has kept
hidden from the public because of its alleged critical analysis of
the whole hospital insurance set-up.

To the injury of in-
creasing premiums (for
the second time since its
hospital scheme came in-
ns eperation) and _ limit-
ing those classed as de-
Pendents, the Coalition
Z0vernment has now ad-
ded the final insult of
Penalizing those unfort-
Unate enough to need
hospitalization by requir-
ing part-payment of the
first 10 days’ bill.

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Finance Minister Anscomb, who doutles
as a wine manufacturer, told the legislature
he would “like to see a bottle of wine in every
home.”” Mothers and children who are the

chief victims of his obsession against social

security find his humor worse than his wine. = 2 ‘ nas
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Weekend peace conference draws

hundreds of B.C. delegates to city

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