Hedy Fry

Faster fossil phase-down

The other end of this axis: Slower phase-down, production first

Supports Kyoto protocol and decreasing emissions by 20%.

The Canadian Medical Association has recently reiterated its clear support for the Kyoto protocol and for decreasing greenhouse gas emissions by 20%. This resolution was made in 1997 by the CMA.

Restrict new oil and gas

The other end of this axis: Expand production and export

Supports Kyoto protocol and decreasing emissions by 20%.

The Canadian Medical Association has recently reiterated its clear support for the Kyoto protocol and for decreasing greenhouse gas emissions by 20%. This resolution was made in 1997 by the CMA.

Expand public coverage

The other end of this axis: More private delivery

Opposes private clinics and cites US model as negative; supports public medicare principles.

What is wrong with setting up private clinics so that people who want to pay can pay? We only have to look at the United States where people who want to pay can pay and buy as much as they want whether or not they need it and people who cannot afford it have inadequate and inappropriate access to health care. A major determinant of health is socioeconomic status.

Public supply and demand controls

The other end of this axis: Market supply and deregulation

Supports CMHC public mortgage insurance and social housing expenditures.

The federal government is very much concerned with the shelter needs of low income Canadians. The federal government is making considerable ongoing social housing expenditures of about $2 billion a year to support more than 661,000 needy households, notwithstanding the need for considerable fiscal restraint and the need for deficit reduction.

Higher permanent intake

The other end of this axis: Lower intake

Supports increasing family class numbers and expanding eligibility.

From 1998 to 2001 the family class in Canada moved from 50,882 to 66,713. That represents an increase of almost 16,000 immigrants only in the family class in just four years. However we felt this was not enough so the government introduced new regulations in 2002 to allow even more individuals to sponsor family members and to speed up the processing of family class applications.

Stronger unions and standards

The other end of this axis: More flexibility for employers

Supports Bill C-64 to put teeth in commitment to equality.

I want to place Bill C-64 in that same international context. I want to look at our international obligations and how Bill C-64 will help us meet them. I want to consider some relevant international experiences with employment equity. I want to show the bill puts teeth in our commitment to equality and shows a leadership badly needed around the world. First I will discuss recent landmarks in understanding this issue.

Prevention and restraint

The other end of this axis: Enforcement and sentencing

Supports firearms act for prevention of suicides and domestic violence.

Firearms cause suicide. Some 1,100 suicides a year are committed with guns, which means that 78 per cent of firearm deaths are suicides. In 1990, 300 of the suicides were committed by 15 to 25-year-old youths. People who commit suicide with a gun have a 92 per cent success rate, compared with only 35 per cent if other means are used. As a physician and a mother this is totally unacceptable to me. It is alarming and it is sad.

Diversify away from one partner

The other end of this axis: Deeper continental integration

Supports Team Canada missions and new trade relationships beyond traditional partners, repeats diversification.

As we advance trade and believe we cannot be friends with our neighbour anymore or trust our neighbour to help us out, we are looking at diversifying trade. Our Prime Minister has been to Asia and has built strong trade relationships with Japan and China. He is looking at India, and he just signed a deal with Indonesia.