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In the afternoon, students were offered a buffet lunch and finished the day with case presenta- tions between therapists and actual patients. The McGill Training and Retention of Health Professionals Project is funded by Health Canada and contributes to Quebec’s initia- tives to ensuring English-speaking Quebecers have access to the full range of health and social services in their own language through measures designed to build and maintain a sufficient complement of health and social services personnel capable of providing servi- ces in English. Agape’s Project “Investing Towards the Future of Health and Social Service in Laval” is in it’s third year and has had much success. key presentations at it’s special NPI meeting at return to Laval to work in Health and Social This project aims at creating awareness of the Cité de la Santé Hospital with CHSSN consult- Services. This year, there will be 2 more bursar- needs of the English Speaking Community of ant/researcher Dr. Joanne Pocock about English ies awarded to university students. Deadline for Laval, increase understanding and promoting Language Health and Social Services Access in submission is March 24th 2017. careers in health and social services through Quebec. In March 2016, as part of it’s McGill For more information, visit the Agape - collaboration with various key partners. funding, Agape awarded 3 bursaries of $5000 McGill project website at www.lavalinitiative. On September 29th 2016, Agape coordinated each to bilingual university students willing to org BUY 3 GET 1 FREE! Limited Time • March 8, 2017 The Laval News • 2 www.powerofsuccess.ca Laval senior citizens’ groups get $318,000 in subsidies from Quebec New legislation for senior citizens’ abuse proceeding, Charbonneau confirms résidant à Laval, is receiving $15,000 under MARTIN C. BARRY the Initiatives de travail de milieu auprès des In a bid to support groups dedicated aînés en situation de vulnerabilité (ITMAV). to improving the well-being and continu- The subsidies are part of an $11 million funding ing development of Laval’s senior citizens, package announced earlier in February for more Quebec Minister for Senior Citizens Francine than 100 similar projects supporting the needs Charbonneau last week announced $318,000 in of senior citizens across the province. subsidies to four groups in Laval that provide “If the organizations here this morning were assistance to seniors. chosen it’s because their proposals were well thought out and taken seriously,” Charbonneau Grants to five groups said while addressing the recipients. Referring Charbonneau, who is the MNA for Mille- to a specific type of intervention done for Îles a4 seniors by one of the five groups, Charbonneau s well as Minister for the Laval Region, made noted that members of the National Assembly the announcement at the Pavillon du Bois have begun detailed work on the proposed Bill Papineau in Auteuil on Feb. 27. Sainte-Rose 115 involving measures to deal with the abuse MNA Jean Habel was present. Charbonneau of senior citizens. told the Laval News that her ministry wants to make sure the organizations receiving the New law to safeguard seniors subsidies have enough resources to do their “This will be the first law in Quebec to specif- work on behalf of the seniors. ically deal with abuse wherever they might be, The four organizations receiving the sums whether it’s in a private or public residence or under the provincial government’s Québec ami in a health establishment,” said Charbonneau. des aînés (QADA) program are DIRA-Laval “As you all know as well as myself since you all ($82,180), La Société Alzheimer de Laval deal with senior citizens, abuse is something Representatives of DIRA-Laval, the Société Alzheimer de Laval, Groupe Promo-Santé ($76,950), Groupe Promo-Santé ($66,350) and very undesireable. ($66,350), the Comité lavallois en abus et violence envers les aînés (CLAVA) and the As- le Comité lavallois en abus et violence envers “It’s not something we want to deal with, sociation pour aînés résidant à Laval are seen here with Quebec Minister for Senior Cit- les aînés (CLAVA) ($77,756). but unfortunately it must be dealt with,” she izens Francine Charbonneau (centre) and Sainte-Rose MNA Jean Habel (second from left) continued. “Let’s hope that this draft bill advan- during the announcement of $318,000 in subsidies at the Pavillon du Bois Papineau on $11 million province-wide ces quickly and Quebec has a policy so there is February 27. Another group, the Association pour aînés less and less abuse of our senior citizens.” (after Starting at $ tax 995 credit) th Including all meals, snacks, 4691 Samson blvd. 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Last year Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, physicians reported that their patients waited Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the longer, on average, than they ever had in the United States. The results indicate that survey’s 26-year history. Importantly, they Canada is not just lagging, but is literally also reported that patients are waiting longer scraping the bottom when it comes to indi- than what they (the physicians) consider to cators of timely access to health care. be clinically reasonable. While Canadian patients suffer the reality Here’s a sample of our most spectacular health-care insurance and services, require ered by public, not-for-profit and for-profit of long delays, which may lead to deteriorat- failures: patients to share in the cost of treatment, hospitals. In fact, about one-third of all hospi- ing and irreversible harm, apologists claim and fund hospitals based on activity (rather tals in the country operate on a for-profit wait times remain a small price to pay for x Ability to get a same or next-day than the global budgets that are the norm basis. universal health care. But that’s wrong - a appointment when sick: worst in Canada). Switzerland, the top performer in terms quick glance at the countries included in the In the Netherlands, the top performer of wait times to see a specialist, ensures Commonwealth Fund’s survey reveals that x Ability to get after-hours care in-terms of ability to get a same/next day universality in an environment of managed Canada’s failure is not intrinsic to universal (without resorting to visiting appoint and after hours care, individuals competition among insurance companies health care.