Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 29, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba April doctors hint at Job action9 amid election by Donald Campbell doctors May be asked to strike during the next provincial elec Tion to Embarrass the govern ment Over its ongoing dispute with a spokesman for the medical association said yes Job action is to be used As a last Manitoba medical association president Lloyd Bart Lett vulnerable when would that be when the Filmon government is most after addressing the 82nd an Nual convention of the Mma at a downtown Bartlett was asked by reporters if the Job action would be ordered after an election he replied that one Possi but health minister Don or refusing to use the term Job said he Doest think the Mma has enough sup port to hold an effective the Mma believes in using the patient As a Pawn in its fight with the he and i dont think most doctors agree with the provinces physicians have been without a contract since the beginning of the the current impasse in con tract negotiations Between the Mma and the Filmon govern ment has frustrated the prov inces who have been offered a oneyear Deal with a three percent Mma wants a three year Deal with Bac Toback increases of three per cent followed by an increase of 85 per cent of the consumer Price it also wants the Filmon government to contribute million to a fund helping to cover Over head the Filmon government initially proposed the con but dropped its support of the idea when it was rejected by the Mma in the doctors say the govern ments offer amounts to a Toto six percent pay Cut because of inflation and rising overhead during yesterdays there appeared to be wide sup port for Fob action among the crowd of Mart than 9m doctors i am mad As hell and in not prepared take it any a phys Dan from told the wave been lied to by to Govel befit of Othus that any Job action need to have sufficient Public support to be one doctor suggested that a withdrawal of services would Only Hurt patients and not the he received a loud round of applause when he suggested no one pay their taxes As an alter a the Mma is angry that the conservative government will not agree to Send the contract Dis Pute to there Are two methods of settling a dispute confrontation or Bartlett a Job action would be totally unnecessary if we had the Mma is also annoyed that the government has retreated from its two previous positions in the including a tentative agreement reached last not an but Orchard said the Mma re fused what he described As one of the most generous contract offers made by a provincial government in this is not an Issue about its an Issue about Money they can get from the he i think the Mma has not been truthful to its the Mma says the Filmon government wants to get a oneyear Deal before an if it is returned with a it would have an immediate Opportunity to negotiate a tougher the association is worried the Manitoba government will follow the Lead of other provincial governments and introduce a Cap on fees paid to new Brunswick introduced a similar Cap this after a oneyear Caps on medicare and bed clo sings will be Back on the said Mma executive director John i am convinced these things will come Back to haunt Manitoba pcs Eye user fees for health Mma official says by Donald Campbell the Filmon government has been secretly planning to implement user fees to help pay for medicare the Manitoba medical associations executive director said it has been made very Clear to me that if they get re elected with a the Fil Mon government will consider user fees or anything else it can come up John Laplume told the Mas 82nd annual Gen eral but health minister Don or Chard angrily denied the accusation in a Telephone interview from his farm near that statement is false and said the who said his invitation to the meeting was withdrawn by the Mma executive at the last i Laplume made the comment during discussion about whether Manitoba doctors should with draw services to Back up their demands in a salary dispute with the provincial the provinces physicians have been without a contract since the beginning of the negotiations Between the two sides have reached an and the mood of the More than 200 physicians attending the meeting was one of impatience and grow ing the Mma members unanimously endorsed a Resolution calling on the Manitoba govern ment to Send the dispute to arbitration to avoid a spelled out in an Laplume said the Filmon governments position on the Issue of user fees was spelled out to him in recent meet Ings with finance min ister Clayton manness and senior government i came away with the distinct impression that user fees and medical premiums Are on their he they said they didst want to talk about it publicly because it was consid ered bad by the he also said the government is to find the appropriate ways and Means of Selling the concept to the Laplume backed up his state ment by saying the Manitoba health services commission has created a Little known body named the patient investigation he said the committees Man Date is to review the use of medi Cal services by one there is Only one purpose for this Laplume to justify the implementation of medical premiums and user fees for health but Orchard said he knows nothing about a patient investigation he said Misc does have a medical review committee that monitors overfilling by physic he said the committee has been in place for 10 or 15 Gulzar Cheema the Liberal party health said he is appalled by what la plume had to in shocked that the Filmon government has a secret Agen he if it is the health minister must give us an explanation and have the courage to stand up and talk about it Cheema said the conservatives have repeatedly stated in the legislature that they would not bring in user if they Are contemplating user he it is the most damaging evidence that they Are trying to destroy the healthcare Orchard dismissed the com ments As rhetoric and added that he wished be had been at the the Mma executive didst want me there unless the Mes Sage i had to give was considered Orchard i would have liked to have been i always Welcome the Opportunity to speak directly to the medical fallen workers honoured a mock coffin is carried up the Steps of the legislative building yesterday at a ceremony to Mark the Day of mourning for workers injured and killed in workplace about 100 people braved Chilly weather to attend the Snow haters advised to chill out if you were cursing the weather while shovelling Snow take heart want that Unlusu approximately centimetres of Snow had fallen on Winnipeg by that pales in com Parison to the centimetres that covered the City in in More than four centimetres the Snow comes a week after temperatures in the 30s set records in the it want that said Mike a supervising meteorologist with environment sur it you get abnormally hot it can be followed by cold skewed said the storm formed in where it rained yester Ive been in this business for 23 and i still find it bizarre that people were out in bathing suits and now there out shovelling environment Canada issued a weather warning for Northern Mani Toba last where about ten to 20 centimetres of Snow were sex although highways throughout the province were ramp and Winnipeg police reported no serious few ears hear kind words plenty of empty seats Greet win councillors at meeting by George Nikides Wayne free press councillors supported by Winnipeg into the nineties were greeted by both kind words and empty seats at the citizen groups first anniversary meeting i just want to Tell you in so proud of Ken Emberley told six win councillors i was just wondering if win would be another group that want going to make a difference in so proud youre not doing win was formed last year by a group of citizens who sought More open government and curbs on Urban six of eight Council lors supported by win faced the membership Only about 45 people occupied some of the 90 seats spread out in Norwood Community the group has 250 were quite Happy with the turn said Donna Mae chair Man of there Are a lot of other things going one organizer said the Snow May have kept some people Moderator Mike Gidora urged members to put their councillors on the this is not a he if you have lets hear but those who and others were had Only i think Treyve made a difference win councillors stand against Urban sprawl Drew the support of the sparse at City said Jean Millar Usis who renewed her membership what distinguishes them is their High moral their Trust i feel they Are sincere she said she was pleased with the win councillors stand against Urban and their support of recycling and higher tipping fees at the cites there doing a marvellous said Gerry pointing at the win councillors opposition to this years budget As an Gidora asked the win councillors Why they didst vote As a saying the question is a common one among win Glen Murray Riveros borne said win councillors vote on their own when faced with initiatives from other he also said councillors vote differently because they come from different areas of the i think we could be More consist but 1 dont think people want us voting like a he Nunziata Campaign gets needed boost from Quebec attack by Donald Campbell calling Quebec separatists Trai tors to Canada has boosted Public support for his Federal Liberal leadership John Nunziata i have received hundreds and hundreds of Calls to my offices in Ottawa and Toronto and to my Homes in Ottawa and he said during a visit to Winnipeg yes All kinds of people have even from the province of Quebec and have who do i make the Cheque out to whats the lawyer and six Yea Veteran of parliament said Gates to the june leadership convention have also called and congratulated him for taking a people Are telling me theres finally a Federal politician who willing to stand up and fight for the he Nunziata made the comment Dur ing a heated Exchange in a leaders debate in Halifax last he said separatists Are traitors to they Are no better than the racists or bigots in his comments were challenged by nearly every Quebec my thing Nunziata says is a telling fact about their on in he Rose to clarify his but not to retract it or he was immediately attacked on the Issue by prime minister Brian Mulroney Quebec environment minister Lucien Bou who is Well known for his nationalist deaths i think Bouchard was upset that i reminded him he swore an oath to Canada that just goes to show you the Frame of mind Hes Nunziata said he added that the reason his com ment has touched a nerve is because the Quebec Issue is handled with special gloves in Ottawa one has dared use such Blunt language about the though he knows the Issue will dog the remainder of his the 35yearold admitted the attention will help him in the he is currently running fifth be Hind Jean Paul Sheila Copps and Tom re but he Doest Mink his continued involvement in the race is a waste of time or he said he has gained political Wisdom from the Challenge and has been put Back in touch with Ordinary Ive Learned that its Clear politicians in Ottawa Are out of touch with the real face of he sex i think Ive gained a better sense of what Canadas All about As a result of the and i think i will be a better politician for he continued people have been very generous with Money to what has really touched me is the Small donations from Ordinary canadians who say Treyve made the contribution because Treyve liked what i said about this or like entered the Campaign hoping their former brat reputations for brashness and scandal mongering would be softened by the classified death Honda says too Many new cars in Stock our Bank says too Many used cars in Stozki our auditors order immediate inventory elimination now huge discounts details professional appraisers will be on duty to allow top Trade in finance specialists will be on duty to arrange lowest possible finance retail customers we will not sell to certified deposits preferred minute time limit 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