Dear Sir:

I say cheers and con-

‘Bratulations to health care
report released by the Ro-
manow Commission.
_ - In his report Mr. Roma-
“now not only advocated
the continuation of a pub-
‘licly funded national
“Medicare program, but
‘also. recognizes and im-
“plores the necessity of our
federal and provincial gov-
ernmenis to immediately
inject the billions of dol-
lars needed to preserve our
national public health care
program as provided for in
the Canada Health Act.

In his report he also in-
dicates to do so is practi-
cal and affordable. This
Goes: not have to be a fi-
nancial burden to individ-
ual Canadians.

~The funding to achieve

‘these ideals is readily
available. This can be
achieved through the much
quoted surplus of billions
of dollars that Paul Martin
has alluded io in the past.

Much of this surplus
was achieved through the
drawback of the employ-
‘ment insurances at the ex-
pense of laid off workers
‘and those terminated as a
result of permanent plant
‘closures.

“The message
was a Solid rejec-
tion of privatizing
our Medicare or, in
simple words,
sellling health care
for profit.”

It is refreshing that as a
result.of the commission’s
extensive interviews and

a solid rejection of priva-

tizing our Medicare or, in
“simple words, selling

health care for profit.

I urge all residents in
the Skeena riding to im-
mediately contact their
M.P. Andy Burton and the
M.L.A. Roger Harris to en-
sure that they support and
will ‘actively stand up ‘in
the House of Commons
and -the Legislature to
lobby that the key ele-
ments of the Romanow re-
commendations will be
enacted immediately.

Our publicly funded
Medicare system, which
provides extensive health
care. needs for all Cana-
dians regardless of. their
individual income stature,
is what differentiates Ca-
nada as a caring compas-

sionate society as opposed:

to. many other industria-
lized countries.

‘As an example we need
look no further than to our
neighbours in the south.

To Mr. Burton and Mr.
Harris, it is not your man-
date to dismantle our
Medicare system so that

you can facilitate health.

care providers who will
only provide this service
for profit.

This would be accom-
_plished on the backs of the
sick and dying throughout
Canada.

research with health care:
givers: and: ‘ “ordinary” Cari:
jnadians from “all, walks of” on
\life, that the message was: |

CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD

The Mail Bag

Keep health
care public

sue,
I say support the Roma-
now’s Commission in an
attempt to build a just and
equal society for all, espe-
cially in respects to the
providing of health care.

Ross Siezak,
Terrace, B.C.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

for the

TERRACE SALMGNID ENHANCEMENT SOCHETY

to be held on
JANUARY 27, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.

at the Best Western Terrace Inn
Chinook Room

The decision to. go".

‘down this route would. be

an absolutely unconscion-
able and immoral direction: - ;
for any government to pur-

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Let the lights shine

Dear Sir:

Although the Christmas lights sea-
son has now past, I would really like to
encourage the City of Terrace to. de-

corale the downtown more for next:

year. And ] would also urge the city to
encourage businesses downtown to de-
corate as well.

This is a dark time of the year with
short days and so we should try to
brighten up downtown by adding lights.

I am proud of living in Terrace and I
hope you are, too. I really enjoy what
the city has done with the grass in
front of 7-Eleven and with the trees in
front of Save-On-Foods.

All that is great and I would really
encourage more of that but | would

teally like to see the downtown de-
corated with more Christmas lights.

I want people to come to Terrace
and come away leaving it feeling
“wow, what a great little town.”

Thad heard that there was a group
put together to decorate the downtown
but ] have yet to see what they have
done, I was recently downtown observ-
ing ali the places and trees that. the
city could decorate. There are numer-
ous places.  —

I know for a fact that people would
love it. Who wouldn't? Christmas is
about more then just presents, it’s

about the light that Shines in our

hearts.
John Ramsay, Terrace, B.C.

is

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of Terrace & District Community Services
Society, has been overwhelmed with the
. support of the community in our Red

Ribbon Campaign.

We will be continuing this tradition
in years to come, and sincerely want
to thank everyone who has contributed

to this year’s success.

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