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Petition
Presented December 17, 2008
Long-term Care Facility for the Conception Bay North
Area
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MR. SPEAKER: The
hon. the Member for Port de Grave.
MR. BUTLER:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
I stand today with
another petition on behalf of the residents of
Shearstown, Bay Roberts, Marysvale, Upper Island Cove,
Carbonear and Harbour Grace.
Back a few years ago, Mr.
Speaker, we all know in the days of the former Premier
Smallwood and Prime Minister Pearson they used a slogan:
Finish the drive in ’65. Premier Peckford, back a few
years ago, stated: Someday the sun will shine and have
not will be no more.
Well ladies and
gentlemen, and hon. colleagues, I have one now: A
petition a day for long-term care in Conception Bay.
SOME HON. MEMBERS: Hear,
hear!
MR. BUTLER:
And there is going to be a petition everyday, a petition
everyday, Mr. Speaker, and the hon. Minister of Health
and Community Services looked at me a little while ago,
he said, write a letter to Santa Claus. And we will do
that, too, Mr. Speaker. But, having said that, it is
honoured and – there used to be a program on
television one time, keep your cards and letters coming.
Well, the petitions are still coming. We have lots of
them, and I am sure we will have more in the spring, but
I want to call upon the minister and government to
really consider it. It is not looking for something out
of the blue. This was something that was put forward to
the people. The people were really excited about it, and
we know that government fell on financial hard times
back a few years ago, but now we know the difference.
New long-term care
facilities have been built in other areas, and we
commend them for that. All we asking them - all we are
asking is that this year in their budget they will
reconsider looking at the long-term care facility in
Conception Bay North. It is long overdue, Mr. Speaker.
They found money to look at two long-term care
facilities in St. John’s, and we do not have a problem
with that, but the residents are looking forward to the
day when the news is announced that there will be a
long-term care facility for Conception Bay North, a much
needed facility. It is known by the residents, it is
known by government and the professionals that work
there.
So, Mr. Speaker, I
present this petition, and I thank you for the
opportunity once again. |
