We need more residency positions. More residency positions can be created if we press the federal government to replace foreigners with Canadian citizens and permanent residents by enforcing the provisions of the Immigration Act which requires Canadians to come first. If we stop allowing foreigners to use up our training resources and taking our training […]
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NOTICE of MEETING for CANADIANS STUDYING MEDICINE ABROAD and THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. Tues. Nov. 12, 2019 Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 Time: 6:45 PM Place: Arbutus Club, 2001 Nanton Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia. Want to practice Medicine back home in Canada? If you are or have a loved one studying medicine abroad, you should […]
For all of you in swing ridings or near swing ridings, candidates are focusing their last days here. And health care is at the top of the charts for issues that concern Canadians. This is an important opportunity to get out and speak to the need for: Transferring funds to provinces for more residency positions; […]
SAMPLE PETITION To Member of Parliament candidates of [name of riding] I will be voting in the next election. I believe all Canadians deserve to have access to a family doctor and to see specialists in a reasonable time. Long waiting lists are hurting Canadians. I support the federal government funding […]
“To Member of Parliament candidates of [name of riding] I will be voting in the next election. I believe all Canadians deserve to have access to a family doctor and to see specialists in a reasonable time. Long waiting lists are hurting Canadians. I support the federal government funding more residency training for doctors, and […]
URGENT! – FEDERAL ELECTION ACTION REQUIRED – YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE INVITED YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE being organized by the Society for Canadians Studying Medicine Abroad. Key issues are outlined further down. OCTOBER 7, 2019 7 PM EST (Ontario time); 4 PM PST (British Columbia time) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/396546062 […]
OCTOBER 21, 2019 FEDERAL ELECTION. ACTION REQUIRED. We write seeking your help. To address the physician and waiting list shortage, a number of the political parties have promised funding to hire more doctors and to shorten waiting lists. Our goal is to press the government to direct these funds to residency training positions for Canadian […]
SWING RIDINGS IN 2015 CANADIAN ELECTIONS. 70 ridings won by 5% or less in 2015 Riding, MP (margin of win %) Newfoundland St. John’s East, N.L., Liberal MP Nick Whalen (1.4%) New Brunswick Fundy Royal, N.B., Liberal MP Alaina Lockhart (3.8%) Quebec Abitibi-Baie-James-Nunavik-Eeyou, Que., NDP MP Romeo Saganash (4.9%) Beloeil-Chambly, Que., NDP MP Matthew Dubé (1.7%) Chicoutimi-Le […]
Important meeting for CSAs and their families. Please make an effort to attend. Encourage everyone you know who is concerned about CSAs getting into residency training. Video conference available for members of Private Facebook Group for CSAs and their Families Only. Date: June 24, 2019 Time: 6:30 P.M. Place: St. Michael’s College School Lecture Hall (enter […]