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CAE, LIB5 2003877 Standing up for People The PlatforlTI of the New Brunswicl< Liberal Party for the 2003 Provincial General Election Ljfje~ C k Nouveau- Brunswick Standing up for People The Platform of the New BrunswickLiberalParty for the 2003 ProvincialGeneral Election A Strong LiberalTeam A Message from the Leader 23Standing up for People Standing up for Public Health Care Standing up for Access to Health Care Standing up for Access to Prescription Drug Therapy Standing up for Those with Chronic Conditions Standing up for Reasonable Power Rates Standing up for Affordable Insurance Standing up for Seniors 444566677788899 Standing up for Pay Equity Standing up for Children and Youth Standing up for Affordable Housing Standing up for Opportunities Standing up for People With Disabilities Standing up for Workers Standing up for Volunteers Building New Brunswick Building our Future 99Building our Classrooms Building Healthy Lives 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 15 Building OUI' Schools Building our Workforce Building our Economy Building NB Power Building our Roads Building Northeast New Brunswick Building our Businesses Building our Cornerstone Industries Building Agriculture Bui1ding our IOisheries Building Aquaculture Building our Mining lndustly Building our Forestly Industly Building Tourism Building on our Heritage Building our Communities Building our Environment Building our Health Care Infrastructure A Strong Liberal Team Standing up for Public Health Care: The L i b e ral T eam stands for public health care for all Nev Brunswickers. Standing up for Access To Health Care: The L i b e r al T e a m will create an O jfi c e Q / l fea ltb C a r e R e t e ntion and R ec r uitment in order to build our health care team. Standing up for Seniors: The L i b e r al T ea m will increase access to prescription drug therapy for seniors. Standing up for Affordable Insurance: The L i b e r al Team will reduce auto insurance premiums. Building NB Power: The L i b e ral T e a m will keep NB Power public in order to ensure reliable electricity at affordable prices. Building our Future: The L i b e r a l T eam will introduce new E arl y C bildb oo d C e ntr es around the province. Building our Classrooms: The L i b e ral T eam will put more teachers in the classroom and bring down class size. Building our Workforce: The L ibe r al Team will improve access to post-second,"y education and offer incentives to keep our graduates living and \varking in dle province. Building our Businesses: The L i b e r a l ' l e am will help small- and medium-sized businesses access the capital they need to grow. Building our Cornerstone Industries: The L ibe r a l T eam will invest in developing our resource industries. Building our Roads: The L i b e r a l T eam will build roads and restore road budgets. Building Tourism: The L i b e r al ' l eam will invest in accommodations infrastructure and interpretive tourism experiences. Standing up for People A Message from the Leader We have an incredible oppoltunity to improve the lives of New I3runswickers, but it can only happen if the governmell['s first priority is S ' lrmdin g u p f o /' P eopl e . This means guaranteeing that New Brul1swickers who need a family doctor have access to a family doctor. It means ensuring that our seniors aren't forced to make a choice between prescription drugs and the power bill. It means standing up to insurance companies that are tlying to bully New I3runswickers. And it means standing up for those - our children, our elderly - who are the most vulnerable. If we are going to stand up for people then we must build a foundation on which to stand. We need to Build N ew I 3 l ' llJ1 s w ick. We need to build better roads. We need to provide businesses Ivith the tools they need to grow. \X1eneed to keep NI3 Power in the hands of New Brunswickers. And we need 10 make sure that the education our young people get loday will help them find a Job tomorrow. While S 'l a n d i n g u p fo /' P e o p l e includes some specific goals and targets, you won't find anything like Bernard Lord's "200 Days of Change" checklist. That's because we believe good governmell[ should aim beyond the first 200 days. We need to look at "]600 Days of Progress" and beyond. [ believe in S t a ndin g u p fo / ' P eo p l e as pan of a S ' ll' O n g L ib e m l T e a m . Take a moment to learn more about our team members and why we are committed to S tan d in g u p fo / ' P eo jJl e . If you believe that government should be S ' l rtJ I d in g u p/o / ' P eop l e : if you wall[ to B u ild N el l ' B /' u n s l I i ck , 1 would invite you 10 support our L ib e m ! Team in the coming election. Shawn Graham Leader of tile Liberal Pany of New Brunswick There are 32,000 New Brunswickers without family doctor. aStanding up for People W e ha ve a n i n cr e di bl e o pp or t un it y t o i m pr o v e th e l i ves o j th o u san d s oj N ew B r u n swic k e r s , b u t i t can o nl y h a pp en if th e g o v e rn m en t ' s fir s t p rior i t y is Standing up for People. Wailing lists for cel1ain surgeries have doubled since the Conselvative government took power. There are 200 less nurses working in our health care system. tt ' s ti m e t o s t a nd up /0 1 ' a ccess t o h e a lth c a r e. We n ee d a r ec r u itm e n t s t r a t eg y that Il '0 rk s. A lld Ice l Ie e d a cce s s t o h e a l t h c a r e / o r N e ll i B r t l1l s 1 1 ' i ck e r s24 h ou l' S a d a y . 7 d a) ' s a I l ' e ek. ''As a nurse and a hea l th care recruiter, J understand the challenges w e face in bui l ding our health care team. Bernard Lord has speculated about privatizing some health care services. If we are to ensure access to health care for all New Brunswickers regardless of income, age or language, we need to keep our health care system in the hands of the people. 1. Create an O fl i ce o/ H eal lhc a r e R e c r u itm e l lt al l d I ? e t e n tio ll , reponing directly to the Premier and responsible for: a. The creation and implementation of short-term. medium-term and long-term provincial recruitment strategies for recruitment and retention of: Retention Strategy puts in place real incentives that will help us bring more doctors , nurses and health care professionals to A Liberal government will nor allow further privatization of our health care system. i . Doctors It ' s time t o s tand up /o r p u b l i c h ea lth ca r e . ii . Nurses i i i. Nurse Practitioners il l . Pharmacists "New Brunswick . <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">I). lkhabilitation </li><li style="flex:1">Professionals </li></ul>/ I i. Other Health Care Professionals who are predicted to be in shon supply in the neJo.110 years. 1. Defend and uphold the five principles of the C a n a d a H e a lth A ct to ensure that 1 ew Brunswick's health care system is: Joan Kingston, RN, Liberal Cancliclate ew Maryland b. Recruitment missions to medical schools. led by the Premier and including represen- tatives of dle Regional Health Authoritites and the O ffi ce 0/H ea lt h C a r e I ? ec r u i t m e n t c m d R e t e n t i o n a. Accessible b. Universal c. Publicly administered d. Comprehensive e. Portable. c. Collaboration with Health Authorities to develop recruitment strategies based on regional priorities. 2. Advocate for "Accountability" to become the sL'{th principle of the C a n ada He a lt h A c t. 3. Immediately address the recommendations of the Romanow Commission Report. 2. Establish a dedicated fund for Health Authorities to access funds, based on submission of a regional recruitment and retention plan approved by the Office of Ilealth Care Recruitment and Retention. 4. Establish a H ea lth C a r e A dl J o c a t e to aid citizens when issues need to be addressed, when information cannot be easily accessed, or when citizens feel they are not receiving appropriate information or treatment. 3. Introduce a P h ys i c ian Re c ruitm e n t B e n f ! f it s Pl a n that would include: 5. Encourage Regional Health Authorities to establish ongoing local health care forums in dleir regions. a.lncentives For General Practitioners in under-serviced areas b. Establishment of L o cum C o n tr a ct s to ensure that family physicians get needed time off, and to recruit new and expatriated family physicians using the positive experience of ! ew Brunswick's lifestyle and practice environments Standing up for Access to Health Care For a New Bruns,Yick mother without a family doctor. a child's ear ache can mean hours in the local emergency room. For a senior awaiting hip surgelY, operating room closures bring more weeks of living in pain. c. Information technology support to assist physicians in their practice environments as a step in the development of a single electronic patient record d.A D e b t A ssis ta n c e P l a n for recent medical school graduates Nurses who are stretched to the limit say they can't give the quality of care that is needed. Standing up for People e. Increased oppoInmities for alternate methods of remuneration for physicians 12.Establish a C o m m l lnil y H ea lth C e nlr e (CHC) in each of the Regional Health Authorities. Each Health Authority \vill be asked to submit proposals for the approval of additional CHCs during 2004/2005. Based on these proposals, dedicated funding for eight additional CHCs will be provided for the fiscal year 2005-2006 f. Increased opportunities for physicians to palticipate in clinical research in their communities g. Parental leave for physicians. 4. Provide resources to the College of Physicians and Surgeons to facilitate thc recruitment and integration of physicians from other jurisdictions. l}Access new federal money to enhance dle Extramural Programs in each Regional Health Authority. 5. Pmvide financial incentivcs to facilitate recruitment. 14.Improve ambulance scrvice by providing: a. Increased training rcquirements for ne\v staff 6. Establish a N ell ' I 3 r U 11sl I l / c k H e alth C ar e Bl ir st ll J ' P r og r a m available to students entering their last two years of study in one of the professions identified as experiencing a shonage, when those students agree to work in the province after graduation. b.Funher integration of ambulance service personnel into the healdl care system c. A single centralized dispatch for land and -air ambulance d.Integration and enhancement of first- responder services 7. Create an income tax credit for recent graduates in those health care professions that are experiencing a shOitage. if the graduates remain in. or return to, New Brunswick. e. Introduction of a common dispatch centre to promote a more integrated approach to the dispatch of all public safety services. 8. Increase the number of Ne w Brunswickers ] 5.Develop a I ) 'ewel A ss i s l a n c e P r og r a m to increase access for New Brunswickers who must travel to receive services. practicing medicine in Ncw Brunswick by: a. Funding 15 ne\v medical school seats- 10 francophonc and 5 anglophonc panncr uni\'crsities -in 16.Establish multi-year funding plans based on budgets submitted to dle Depanment of Health and Wellness by Regional Health Authorities. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">b.lmplementing </li><li style="flex:1">an integrated support system </li></ul>to recruit medical professionals, beginning in high school and continuing through university, medical school, and residency programs. 9. Increase available nursing resources by: Standing up for Access to Prescription Drug Therapy a. Creating 375 new full-time nursing positions to accelerate the conversion of casual nursing hours in the Regional Health Authorities Thousands of seniors and low-income earners in New Brunswick live day-in and day-out with uncertainly and anxiety because they cannot afford their !xescriptions. The Conservative b.lmplementing a phased-in retirement pro- government promised a review of the gram for nurses. allowing them to continue to \vork within the health care system without negatively affecting pension benefits Prescription Drug Program but never delivered. When you rely on medication to improve your quality of life - when an expensive pill is all that stands between you and debilitating pain this is an uncertainty that you cannot afford. c. I~emoving barriers tha t prevent reti red nurses from working in the system. -" T hrough my medical practice} J h ave seen a number oj 10.Provide dedicated funding to the Faculty of Nursing at both UNB and U de M in order to establish: There needs to be a better way. New Brunswickers struggling with the rising cos t o j p rescription drugs. Th e L iberal Plan will help increase access to these i m portant medications. }, /I ' s time t o s tand up . fo r imp r o v ed a ccess 1 0 pr esc r ipt ion d r ug Ih e r ajJ ) ' . a. Full-lime I urse Practitioner Programs b.38 new seats for basic nursing students in New Bruns\vick 1. Improve access to cIr-ugtherapy by: c. A program to recognize and compensate nurses who act as formal mentors to nursing students in clinical settings. a.1nitiating a review of the Prescription Drug Program b. Raising the ceiling on income eligibility for senior citizens benefiting from the Prescription Drug Program Dr. Larry Kennedy Liberal Candidate Vicroria-Tobique 11.Creale 24 'urse Practitioner positions imme diately. The Health Authorities will be asked to submit proposals for an additional 24 f\ursc Practitioners for approval in 2004/2005. c. Implementing a yearly automatic cost-of- living adjustment 1. Maintain NI3 Power as a fully publicly owned

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