On March 12, Calgary regained a Chapter of Friends of Medicare.

Welcome to the new Chapter Executive!

Putting Health Care on the Agenda in Calgary-Greenway

Voters are already voting in advance in Calgary-Greenway, with election day coming up right away on Tuesday, March 22nd.

For more information on voting in the by-election visit Elections Alberta. 

Friends of Medicare has sent a survey* to each of the candidates asking their positions on important health care issues.

On Monday, July 20, 2015, the Board members and the staff of Friends of Medicare met with Health Minister Sarah Hoffman. The meeting was productive and insightful, with mutual respect and shared values characterizing the exchanges. 

The following op-ed was published in the Calgary Herald on January 23, 2014. It can be found on the Calgary Herald's website here:

http://www.calgaryherald.com/opinion/op-ed/Azocar+Medical+tourism+sickness+cure/9423128/story.html 

The op-ed was written as a response to the following article:

http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/Have+scalpel+will+travel+Alberta+surgeons+operate+abroad+bypass+wait+times/9405898/story.html