20 ~ Sunday, August 29, 1993 - North Shore Good idea to curb indulgences dulgences. And to push us out of the car and on to our two feet. We all know what we should be doing. Pee ae Wb dae when we didn’t have them, when our children were born and we had to find $150 for the doctor and the hospital, From page 17 10-1199 LYNN VALLEY ROAD NORTH VANCOUVER, BC. Located outside Lynn Valley Centre between Shoppers Drug Mari and HometLife Bay City Realty even unloaded from the ambulance. The final tally, which in- cluded the price of bandages used, was roughly $25,000. A gold Visa card plus BCAA insurance saved our bacon. Lions Gate Hospital’s bill came in the mail the other day, just before the patient moved upstairs to less in- tensive attention. It was for the full first month of his residence, and all that was on it was the therapeutic stockings. With GST it came to $11.77. _ On the face of the state- ment is a realistic atten- tion-getter. It says, ‘“The average operating cost per day at Lions Gate Hospital is $508.” So all that special care, by those specially qualified people, all the drugs, all the exquisite surgical stitching, the fancy bed, ail the tubing and the reports and the un- remitting supervision was spread over and around him for the measly $31. It brings one face-to-face with how cavalierly we use our benefits. You and I can remember A good salesman’s job pulled down maybe $180 a month in 1945, The safety net hadn't been designed yet. We had nightmares about losing job time, which could mean losing the roof over our heads. Now, we’re so used to that sheltering embrace we think seriously about it only when it’s threatened. Of course. Why borrow trouble? Except you and I are growing old, dear, the silver threads are multiplying, and we’re more and more vul- nerable as science continues to extend our lifetimes. There are things we can do to keep from raiding the public purse. A healthy lifestyle ideally begins in childhood, but even for us hard-bitten sur- vivors, cocking a snook as we glide past three-score and ten, we can still take steps. We can start by inviting good sense to sit at the table with us, to curb our in- re you better off than you were nine years ago when Mulroney became Prime Minister? Is the country better off? The devastating results of nine years of Mulroney/Camphell mismanagement include: the highest unemployment rate among G-7 countries over 2 million Canadians can't find full time work a federal debt that has exploded from $160 billion to $450 billion 40 cents of every tax dollar goes to pay the interest on the debt since 1990, 206,000 Canadian businesses have been forced to declare banknuptey an artificially high dollar that hurts B.C. exporers higher taxes and lower family incomes for working Canadians a Goods and Services Tax that required the hiring of 4500 more bureaucrats ® an astounding 38 tax increases ...and Mary Collins claims to be a proud member of the tean that is responsible for that record. ‘WE MUST SET NEW ECONOMIC PRIORITIES A FEDERAL LIBERAL COVERNMENT WILL EE Be fiscally responsible - any new programs will contribute directly to economic growth. Iinmediate cancellation of the Mulroney/Campbell/Collins $5.8 billion attack helicopter deal. West Vancouver And whenever Lions Gate Hospital sends us a letter asking for our help, we can make it one of our priorities. We're eminently fortunate just in having a focal hos- pital — the traumas of bridges and traffic it saves us from! And one that has drawn to it men and women outstanding in their profes- sions. It's small, by comparison, but its standards are first- class. And its size allows doc- tors and nurses to make. connections and interpreta- tions more readily than ina milicu of many hundreds of beds. But it’s showing its age. Two times in just a matter of days, an elevator has been on the fritz. Crisis demands the quickest movement possible. You and I are high on the list of possible users. We could start with a “‘Resuscitate an Elevator’’ drive, eh? Would you like to participate in the campaign? Drop in or phone: Volunteer Office: 207-1331 Marine Drive Telephone: 926-3876 Authorized by Wally Shoemay, Offfeial Agent for Audrey Sojonky We are open 9 am. to 9 pm. 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There is only one taxpayer. ; Renegotiate the Free Trade Agreement and the North American Free Trade Agreement - under Mulroney, and his enchantment with anything American, we got snookered into making very had deals. These deals are costing us jobs, industries and ultimately our independence will be at stake. They must be renegotiated to include environmental standards, labour standards, a dispute resohition mechanism and to regain our sovereignty in energy. CAN WE Do IT? Yes! Canadians have endured nine years ofa Mulroney/Campbell government that has frequently been part of the problem, not helping with a solution. Under a Liberal government we will rejuvenate and support basic Canadian values and restore a sense of hope and opportunity, We will facilitate economic growth and stimulate the creation of jobs.