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The New Calgary Chapter

Posted on Blog · March 19, 2019 3:53 PM

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

Welcome to the new Chapter Executive!

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Calgary-Greenway By-Election Survey

Posted on Blog · March 18, 2016 3:53 PM

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.

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National Medicare Week - Write Your MP!

Posted on Blog · December 01, 2015 3:16 PM

Via our partners in the Canadian Health Coalition

"November 29 - December 5, 2015 is National Medicare Week, an important moment to celebrate our public health care system that is the pride of our nation. It is also a crucial time to focus on our vision for public health care moving forward.

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Meeting with Health Minister Sarah Hoffman

Posted on Blog · July 23, 2015 8:30 AM

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.

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Azocar: Medical tourism is a sickness, not a cure

Posted on Blog · January 23, 2014 12:00 PM

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

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