MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - June 18, 2012) - Health professionals opposed to cuts to health care for asylum seekers and refugees are holding an unprecedented cross-Canada Day of Action in over 13 Canadian cities in hopes of convincing the Harper government to roll back these cuts, scheduled to take effect on June 30, 2012.
| When: |
Monday, June 18, 2012 |
| Time: |
12:30pm |
| Where: |
In front of the office of Citizenship and Immigration Canada |
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1010 St-Antoine West, Montreal |
Reducing access to basic health care for asylum seekers and refugees involves a costly risk to public health and is contrary to fundamental ethical values of respect for human dignity, the right to health, and non-discrimination.
The professional health associations supporting the national day of action on June 18 include:
Canadian Medical Association / Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada / College of Family Physicians of Canada / Canadian Pharmacists Association / Canadian Nurses Association / Canadian Association of Social Workers / Canadian Association of Optometrists / Canadian Dental Association / Canadian Association of Community Health Centres / Canadian Association of Midwives / Canadian Psychiatric Association / Canadian Paediatric Society / Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Canada / Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care / Canadian Federation of Medical Students / Médecins du Monde / Fédération des médecins omnipraticiens du Québec / Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes familiaux / Québec Medical Association / Médecins québécois pour le régime public