[Viva] Listen to BC Almanac/ link to petition

[Denise Becker]

It's a travesty that this country does not afford the same health care to
all when there is evidence of turning back HIV transmission.  Shame!  I
have signed the petition and am sad that it has to come to this.
Denise

On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 11:38 PM, Margarite Sanchez <
margaritesanchez at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
> I heard this broadcast today on CBC Radio One on BC Almanac about Julio
> Montaner receiving the Order of Canada. Denise Becker called in to talk
> about stigma. Thanks Denise for doing that!
> Listen to it here: http://www.cbc.ca/bcalmanac/
> Featured Audio in right column; December 29th, Interview with Julio starts
> 22 minutes in.
> This is the comment that I sent in to CBC afterwards:
> Julio Montaner deserves an Order of Canada award for his perseverance in
> the struggle against the spread of HIV when public interest has faded.
> Unfortunately there is still no National HIV/AIDS strategy in Canada.
> People in all the provinces and territories deserve the same quality and
> affordability of testing and healthcare that are available to people living
> with HIV in BC. There is much work to be done and we need the political
> will to accomplish this. There is an important petition spearheaded by the
> Southern Gulf Islands AIDS Society and is being championed by Elizabeth May
> OC, MP. http://elizabethmaymp.ca/get-involved/national-aids-strategy
>
> Please take a minute to sign the petition on her website. Also, and the
> most effective thing is to print out a copy, get it filled with signatures
> and then ask your MP to present it or send it to Elizabeth May (all
> information included on the 3rd page of the petition)
>
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