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My fight for Canadian healthcare : a thirty-year battle to put patients first / by Day, Brian,1947-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."On July 15, 2022, the British Columbia Court of Appeal ruled that patients in BC were suffering, and many risked dying, as a result of delayed access to care. The ruling included a conclusion that the delays were caused by planned and deliberate government strategies to limit resources and capacity. Despite that, they upheld laws that cause patients to die. Their rationale was that allowing non-government options, which is something every other country on the planet allows, might negatively impact our existing, grossly underperforming, health system. Canada is currently ranked 10th out of 10 universal health systems in highly developed countries. The Appeal Court made its decision despite an admission that the trial data "represents real people, with real pain, a real setbacks, and real risk of dying prematurely" and that "waiting inherently carries the risk of death." This book traces a personal journey through a Canadian health system that has reached the point of imposing serious harm on patients. Governments have stubbornly adhered to principles developed over 60 years ago. Medicare was supposed to act as a safety net. Instead, it has become a trap in which patients are forced to suffer. Wole Soyinka, the 1986 Nobel Prize winner for literature, once stated: "Books and all forms of writing have always been objects of terror to those who seek to suppress the truth." While this book may not strike terror in those who have opposed me over the years, I hope it will at least promote guilt in the hearts of those who fought us in the courtroom, many of whom have benefitted from their own extensive use of private clinics, including ours"--
Subjects: Clinics; Health care reform; Medical care; Medical care; Right to health;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Happiness is a choice you make : lessons from a year among the oldest old / by Leland, John,1959-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Happiness in old age.; Older people.; Conduct of life.; Wisdom.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Building an age-friendly Simcoe County : 2016 community needs assessment report. by County of Simcoe.; Government of Ontario.; Georgian College.;
Acknowledgments--Communication and information--Community supports and health services--Civic participation and employment--Social participation--Respect and social inclusion--Next steps--Moving forward.
Subjects: Older people; Older people; Older people; Older people; Aged;
© 2017., County of Simcoe,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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National Geographic [periodical]. by National Geographic Society (US).;
Subjects: Geography;
© c1959-, National Geographic Society,
Available copies: 32 / Total copies: 32
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The finisher : a Peter Diamond investigation / by Lovesey, Peter,author.;
"Through a particularly tragic series of events, couch potato Maeve Kelly, an elementary school teacher whose mother always assured her "curvy" girls shouldn't waste their time trying to be fit, has been forced to sign up for the Other Half, Bath's springtime half-marathon. The training is brutal, but she must disprove her mother and collect pledges for her aunt's beloved charity. What Maeve doesn't know is just how brutal some of the other runners are. As race day draws closer, an undocumented Albanian man named Spiro makes a run for freedom on the other side of town, escaping the chain gang that has held him hostage and its murderous foreman, who is known to his charges as The Finisher. The Finisher has killed for disobedience before, and Spiro knows there's a target on his back as he tries to lose himself in the genteel medieval city of Bath. Meanwhile Detective Peter Diamond is tasked with crowd control on the raucous day of the race-and catches sight of a violent criminal he put away a decade ago, and who very much seems to be up to his old tricks now that he is paroled. Diamond's hackles are already up when he learns that one of the runners never crossed the finish line-disappeared without a trace. Was Diamond a spectator to the prelude to a murder?"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Diamond, Peter (Fictitious character); Human trafficking; Long-distance running; Police;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Together we roared : alongside Tiger for his epic twelve-year, thirteen-Majors run / by Williams, Steve,1963-author.; Priest, Evin,author.;
"Steve Williams, arguably the greatest caddie in golf history, teams up with renowned golf journalist Evin Priest to give his definitive account of his 12-year partnership with the legendary Tiger Woods, sharing personal, never-before-told moments of their friendship on and off the course."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Williams, Steve, 1963-; Woods, Tiger.; Caddies; Golf.; Golfers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A better ending : a brother's twenty-year quest to uncover the truth about his sister's death / by Thomson, James(Writer of A better ending),author.;
"For fans of We Keep the Dead Close and The Night of the Gun, a propulsive and moving memoir about a brother's decades-long investigation into the circumstances surrounding his sister's tragic death -- and his own journey to forgiveness and closure"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; True crime stories.; Thomson, James (Writer of A better ending); Homicide investigation.; Siblings of suicide victims.; Siblings; Suicide.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Good lookin' cookin' : a year of meals : a lifetime of family, friends, and food / by Parton, Dolly,author.; George, Rachel Parton,1959-author.; Miner, Maurice,1964-author.; Pick, Aubrie,photographer.;
"You're invited to pull up a chair to a year of meals, family, and fun with the Parton family, as Dolly and her sister (and favorite cook) Rachel share their favorite recipes for Good Lookin' Cookin'"--
Subjects: Cookbooks.; Recipes.; Cooking.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Chickadee [periodical].
Subjects: Natural history;
© 1979-, Owl Communications,
Available copies: 15 / Total copies: 16
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Birding without borders : an obsession, a quest, and the biggest year in the world / by Strycker, Noah K.,author.;
In 2015, Noah Strycker, a young American birder, became the first person to see more than half of the 10,000 bird species on planet Earth in one year. Traveling to forty-one countries on seven continents with just a small backpack, a pair of binoculars, and a series of one-way tickets, Noah not only set a new world record, he also captured the hearts and imaginations of people all over the world.
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Strycker, Noah K.; Bird watching; Bird watchers; Birds;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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