Columns

By Walter Wagner
President

The new t.v is up on the wall. Come on in and look at it.
Busy week coming up, the General Meeting is on Wednesday, September 26th at 7 p.m.

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

For decades our publicly funded healthcare system has been the pride of Canadians. Every citizen, regardless of social standing and ability to pay, has equal access to essential healthcare services.

By Al Lowe
Contributor

This week Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada deliberately repeatedly attempted to mislead the people of Canada about the policies of Tom Mulcair and the New Democratic Party of Canada. Specifically, the Conservatives repeatedly made the claim that Canada’s New Democrats support a carbon-tax and would implement one if we were elected to govern. This is categorically false and they know it.

Recently, I was reading an article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune that looked at the costs of job based health care in the United States. I was shocked by the cost being $15,745. It struck me as being unbelievably high. The costs had risen by $2,400 in the past four years.
Another study that was published in 2011 indicates that a family of four in the United States would pay almost $20,000 annually.
The Fraser Institute reports that health care insurance costs the average Canadian family of 4 almost $11,000. This was reported last week.

This week there were some rather important developments for many constituents in our riding. The City of Thunder Bay has announced information sessions for flood disaster relief for affected citizens, and the Electoral Boundaries Commission has announced changes to our riding that could affect the services people receive in the west end of our riding around Lake of the Woods.

By Gladys Yeo
Legion Aux.

By Walter Wagner
President

Our dues have gone up to $40 per member because of Ontario's HST. Of the $40 our branch might receive $5.00 of it. The rest goes to Command, the magazine and taxes.

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru