Vancouver City Council

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - MAY 27, 2003
NEW BUSINESS

1. Public Health Care (File 4101)

The following motion was submitted by Councillor Woodsworth. Councillor Sullivan called Notice under Section 5.4 (c) of the Procedure By-law. The Motion will be placed on the agenda of the next Regular Council meeting to be held June 10, 2003 immediately following the Standing Committee on Transportation and Traffic.

MOVER: Councillor Woodsworth
SECONDER: Councillor Roberts

WHEREAS Vancouver residents and Canadians alike pride ourselves on the fact that Canada has provided universal, publicly accessible health care to its' citizens for over thirty years;

WHEREAS the principles of the Canada Health Act are the basis upon which our public health system was formed and have provided public access to life saving and life enhancing care for over a generation;

WHEREAS Canadians are challenged as we have never been before to protect, restore and upgrade where necessary our public Medicare system;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT Vancouver City Council supports Canada's public health care system and the principles of the Canada Health Act; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Vancouver City Council calls upon the federal and provincial governments to ensure that the principles of the Canada Health Act are maintained, and the public health care system is publicly delivered and upgraded where necessary, and that adequate public funding be provided to do so.

Notice