Fwd: 14 days to save Canadian health care

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From: Paul Martin <in...@email.liberal.ca>
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Subject: 14 days to save Canadian health care
To: Frank Hong <frankh...@gmail.com>
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> Frank -- 
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> On May 2, Canadians head to the polls. It’s a day when the future of health care hangs in the balance, but you can still do something to save
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> Here are the facts. When Stephen Harper assumed responsibility for the
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> nation’s finances in 2006, Canada had a $13 billion surplus.
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> Five years later, we’re $56 billion in deficit. Harper hasn’t spent a
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> cent on health care that wasn’t already committed by a Liberal
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> government. And now he says he’ll cut $11 billion in government services
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> but won’t say on what.
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> The health care accord that was signed in 2004 was done on the basis
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> that Ottawa and the provinces would work together to improve the system.
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> Despite this, Stephen Harper has refused to meet with the provinces on
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> health care, because he says the Federal government should play no role
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> in protecting and improving the health care system. He’s wrong.
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> As you read this, there are just 14 short days remaining to save our
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> cherished universal health care system. That’s why I’m calling on you to
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> rise up with Michael Ignatieff and donate what you can right now.
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> If just 1,000 Canadians – that’s 3 people in your riding – each donate
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> $250, they can help finance more hard hitting TV ads. That’s
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> as little as $62.50 after tax credits.
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> I’ve just spent a weekend campaigning with Michael Ignatieff. I’m
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> impressed with his passion, his deep Liberal values, and the leadership
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> he’s shown on health care. For example, yesterday, he committed to bring
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> First Ministers together within 60 days of forming a government in
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> order to begin work on a new funding agreement on the future of health
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> This election is about who Canadians trust to protect, reform and
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> strengthen universal health care so it’s there when your family needs
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> I know the answer. Michael Ignatieff knows the answer. And you know the
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> answer. But we must do everything we can to make sure all Canadians know
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> that only a Liberal government can be trusted to protect health care.
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> Please donate what you can. Rise up to be one of the 1,000 donors we
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> need to ensure our TV ads reach enough Canadians to protect health care
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> http://lpc.ca/savehealthcare
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> Thank you.
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> Paul Martin
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> PS. After you donate, there’s more you can do to help. Later today, you’ll get an email that you can sign your name to, and forward to non-Liberal family and friends. Please take a few minutes to participate in this important word-of-mouth campaign.
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> To contact the Liberal Party of Canada, please reply to this email. Our mailing address: 81 Metcalfe street, suite 600 Ottawa ON K1P 6M8.
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