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First name
Last name
Rank
Unit
Province
Date of incident
Steven
Marshall
Sapper
1 Combat Engineer Regiment
Alberta
October 30, 2009
Justin
Boyes
Lieutenant
3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Saskatchewan
October 28, 2009
Jonathan
Couturier
Private
2nd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment
Quebec
September 17, 2009
Patrick
Lormand
Private
2nd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment
Ontario
September 13, 2009
Jean-François
Drouin
Corporal
5 Combat Engineer Regiment
Quebec
September 6, 2009
Yannick
Pépin
Major
5 Combat Engineer Regiment
Quebec
September 6, 2009
Mathieu
Allard
Sapper
5 Combat Engineer Regiment
Quebec
August 1, 2009
Christian
Bobbitt
Corporal
5 Combat Engineer Regiment
Quebec
August 1, 2009
Sébastien
Courcy
Private
2nd battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment
Quebec
July 16, 2009
Patrice
Audet
Master corportal
430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron
Quebec
July 6, 2009
Martin
Joannette
Corporal
3rd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment
Quebec
July 6, 2009
Nick
Bulger
Corporal
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Ontario
July 3, 2009
Charles-Philippe
Michaud
Master corporal
2nd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment
New Brunswick
June 23, 2009
Martin
Dubé
Corporal
5 Combat Engineer Regiment
Quebec
June 14, 2009
Alexandre
Péloquin
Private
3rd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment
Quebec
June 8, 2009
Michelle
Mendes
Major
Chief of Defence Intelligence
Ontario
April 23, 2009
Karine
Blais
Trooper
12e Régiment blindé du Canada
Quebec
April 13, 2009
Jack
Bouthillier
Trooper
Royal Canadian Dragoons
Ontario
March 20, 2009
Tyler
Crooks
Corporal
3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Ontario
March 20, 2009
Corey
Hayes
Trooper
Royal Canadian Dragoons
New Brunswick
March 20, 2009
Scott
Vernelli
Master corporal
3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Ontario
March 20, 2009
Marc
Diab
Trooper
Royal Canadian Dragoons
Ontario
March 8, 2009
Dennis
Brown
Warrant officer
The Lincoln and Welland Regiment
Ontario
March 3, 2009
Dany
Fortin
Corporal
425 Tactical Fighter Squadron
Quebec
March 3, 2009
Kenneth
O'Quinn
Corporal
2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signals Squadron
Newfoundland and Labrador
March 3, 2009
Sean
Greenfield
Sapper
2 Combat Engineer Regiment
Manitoba
January 31, 2009
Brian
Good
Trooper
Royal Canadian Dragoons
Ontario
January 7, 2009
Gregory
Kruse
Sergeant
2 Combat Engineer Regiment
Ontario
December 27, 2008
Gaetan
Roberge
Warrant officer
Royal 22nd Regiment
Ontario
December 27, 2008
Michael
Freeman
Private
3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Ontario
December 26, 2008
John
Curwin
Private
2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Nova Scotia
December 13, 2008
Thomas
Hamilton
Corporal
2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Nova Scotia
December 13, 2008
Justin
Jones
Private
2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Newfoundland and Labrador
December 13, 2008
Demetrios
Diplaros
Private
1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Ontario
December 5, 2008
Mark
McLaren
Corporal
1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Ontario
December 5, 2008
Robert
Wilson
Warrant officer
1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Ontario
December 5, 2008
Prescott
Shipway
Sergeant
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Saskatchewan
September 7, 2008
Andrew
Grenon
Corporal
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Ontario
September 3, 2008
Chad
Horn
Private
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Alberta
September 3, 2008
Mike
Seggie
Corporal
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Manitoba
September 3, 2008
Shawn
Eades
Sergeant
1 Combat Engineer Regiment
Ontario
August 20, 2008
Stephan
Stock
Sapper
1 Combat Engineer Regiment
British Columbia
August 20, 2008
Dustin
Wasden
Corporal
1 Combat Engineer Regiment
Saskatchewan
August 20, 2008
Erin
Doyle
Master corporal
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
British Columbia
August 11, 2008
Josh
Roberts
Master corporal
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
Saskatchewan
August 9, 2008
James
Arnal
Corporal
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
Manitoba
July 18, 2008
Colin
Wilmot
Private
1 Field Ambulance
Alberta
July 6, 2008
Brendan
Downey
Corporal
Military Police Detachment
Saskatchewan
July 4, 2008
Jonathan
Snyder
Captain
1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
British Columbia
June 7, 2008
Richard
Leary
Captain
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Ontario
June 3, 2008
Michael
Starker
Corporal
15th Field Ambulance
Alberta
May 6, 2008
Terry
Street
Private
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Quebec
April 4, 2008
Jason
Boyes
Sergeant
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Manitoba
March 16, 2008
Jérémie
Ouellet
Bombardier
1st Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Quebec
March 11, 2008
Michael
Hayakaze
Trooper
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
Alberta
March 2, 2008
Étienne
Gonthier
Corporal
5e Régiment du génie de combat
Quebec
January 23, 2008
Richard
Renaud
Trooper
12e Régiment blindé du Canada
Quebec
January 15, 2008
Eric
Labbé
Corporal
2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment
Quebec
January 6, 2008
Hani
Massouh
Warrant officer
2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment
Quebec
January 6, 2008
Jonathan
Dion
Gunner
5e Régiment d'artillerie légère du Canada
Quebec
December 30, 2007
Nicolas
Beauchamp
Corporal
5th Field Ambulance, 5 Area Support Group
Quebec
November 17, 2007
Michel
Lévesque
Private
3rd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment
Quebec
November 17, 2007
Nathan
Hornburg
Corporal
The King's Own Calgary Regiment
Alberta
September 24, 2007
Raymond
Ruckpaul
Major
Armoured Corps, The Royal Canadian Dragoons
Ontario
August 29, 2007
Christian
Duchesne
Master corporal
5th Field Ambulance, 5 Area Support Group
Quebec
August 22, 2007
Mario
Mercier
Master warrant officer
2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment
Quebec
August 22, 2007
Simon
Longtin
Private
3rd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment
Quebec
August 19, 2007
Jordan
Anderson
Corporal
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Nunavut
July 4, 2007
Cole
Bartsch
Corporal
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Alberta
July 4, 2007
Colin
Bason
Master corporal
The Royal Westminster Regiment
British Columbia
July 4, 2007
Matthew
Dawe
Captain
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Ontario
July 4, 2007
Jefferson
Francis
Captain
1st Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
New Brunswick
July 4, 2007
Lane
Watkins
Private
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Manitoba
July 4, 2007
Stephen
Bouzane
Corporal
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Newfoundland and Labrador
June 20, 2007
Christos
Karigiannis
Sergeant
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Quebec
June 20, 2007
Joel
Wiebe
Private
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Alberta
June 20, 2007
Darryl
Caswell
Trooper
Royal Canadian Dragoons
Ontario
June 11, 2007
Darrell
Priede
Master corporal
Army News Team, 3 Area Support Group
Ontario
May 30, 2007
Matthew
McCully
Corporal
2nd Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signal Squadron
Ontario
May 25, 2007
Anthony
Klumpenhouwer
Master corporal
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
Ontario
April 18, 2007
Patrick
Pentland
Trooper
Royal Canadian Dragoons
New Brunswick
April 11, 2007
Allan
Stewart
Master corporal
Royal Canadian Dragoons
New Brunswick
April 11, 2007
David
Greenslade
Private
2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
New Brunswick
April 8, 2007
Kevin
Kennedy
Private
2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Newfoundland and Labrador
April 8, 2007
Donald
Lucas
Sergeant
2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Newfoundland and Labrador
April 8, 2007
Brent
Poland
Corporal
2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Ontario
April 8, 2007
Christopher
Stannix
Corporal
Princess Louise Fusiliers
Nova Scotia
April 8, 2007
Aaron
Williams
Corporal
2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
New Brunswick
April 8, 2007
Kevin
Megeney
Corporal
1st Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders (North)
Nova Scotia
March 6, 2007
Robert
Girouard
Chief warrant officer
1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
New Brunswick
November 27, 2006
Albert
Storm
Corporal
1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Ontario
November 27, 2006
Darcy
Tedford
Sergeant
1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Alberta
October 14, 2006
Blake
Williamson
Private
1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Ontario
October 14, 2006
Mark
Wilson
Trooper
Royal Canadian Dragoons
Ontario
October 7, 2006
Craig
Gillam
Sergeant
Royal Canadian Dragoons
Newfoundland and Labrador
October 3, 2006
Robert
Mitchell
Corporal
Royal Canadian Dragoons
Ontario
October 3, 2006
Josh
Klukie
Private
1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Ontario
September 29, 2006
Glen
Arnold
Corporal
2nd Field Ambulance
Ontario
September 18, 2006
David
Byers
Private
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Ontario
September 18, 2006
Shane
Keating
Corporal
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Saskatchewan
September 18, 2006
Keith
Morley
Corporal
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Manitoba
September 18, 2006
Mark
Graham
Private
1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Ontario
September 4, 2006
William
Cushley
Private
1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Ontario
September 3, 2006
Frank
Mellish
Warrant officer
1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Nova Scotia
September 3, 2006
Richard
Nolan
Warrant officer
1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Newfoundland and Labrador
September 3, 2006
Shane
Stachnik
Sergeant
2nd Combat Engineer Regiment
Alberta
September 3, 2006
David
Braun
Corporal
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Saskatchewan
August 22, 2006
Andrew
Eykelenboom
Corporal
1st Field Ambulance
British Columbia
August 11, 2006
Jeffrey
Walsh
Master corporal
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Saskatchewan
August 9, 2006
Raymond
Arndt
Master corporal
The Loyal Edmonton Regiment
Alberta
August 5, 2006
Kevin
Dallaire
Private
1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Alberta
August 3, 2006
Vaughan
Ingram
Sergeant
1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Newfoundland and Labrador
August 3, 2006
Bryce
Keller
Corporal
1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Saskatchewan
August 3, 2006
Christopher
Reid
Corporal
1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Nova Scotia
August 3, 2006
Francisco
Gomez
Corporal
1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Alberta
July 22, 2006
Jason
Warren
Corporal
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
Quebec
July 22, 2006
Anthony
Boneca
Corporal
Lake Superior Scottish Regiment
Ontario
July 9, 2006
Nichola
Goddard
Captain
1st Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Alberta
May 17, 2006
Matthew
Dinning
Corporal
2nd Military Police Platoon
Ontario
April 22, 2006
Myles
Mansell
Bombardier
5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment
British Columbia
April 22, 2006
Randy
Payne
Corporal
CFB/ASU Wainwright Military Police Platoon
Ontario
April 22, 2006
William
Turner
Lieutenant
Land Force Western Area Headquarters
Ontario
April 22, 2006
Robert
Costall
Private
1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Ontario
March 29, 2006
Paul
Davis
Corporal
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Nova Scotia
March 2, 2006
Timothy
Wilson
Master corporal
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Alberta
March 2, 2006
Glyn
Berry
Diplomat
Department of Foreign Affairs, Canada
Wales
January 15, 2006
Braun
Woodfield
Private
2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Nova Scotia
November 24, 2005
Jamie
Murphy
Corporal
1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Newfoundland and Labrador
January 27, 2004
Robbie
Beerenfenger
Corporal
3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Ontario
October 2, 2003
Robert
Short
Sergeant
3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
New Brunswick
October 2, 2003
Ainsworth
Dyer
Corporal
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Quebec
April 18, 2002
Richard
Green
Private
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Nova Scotia
April 18, 2002
Marc
Léger
Sergeant
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Ontario
April 18, 2002
Nathan
Smith
Private
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Nova Scotia
April 18, 2002
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not OK'd yet Canadian flu shots for pregnant women

Canadian flu shots for pregnant women not OK'd yet
Last Updated: Monday, November 9, 2009 6:21 PM ET Comments65Recommend26
The Canadian Press
The made-in-Canada swine flu vaccine that's intended for pregnant women won't be going into arms anytime soon because Ottawa hasn't approved it yet, Ontario health officials said Monday.
Pregnant women can still get the Australian-made H1N1 shot that doesn't contain an adjuvant, an additive that boosts the immune system's response, said Dr. Arlene King, Ontario's chief medical officer of health.
"The 86,800 [doses] that we got last week is being used right now in pregnant women as we speak," she said in an interview with The Canadian Press.
The 1.8 million doses ordered from GlaxoSmithKline and made in Quebec is "embargoed for use until Health Canada approves it," she added.
Ottawa is expected to approve the vaccine later this week, said King. Until then, pregnant women can still get the Australian-made shot.
King said Ontario will receive a shipment late Monday from the federal government that's expected to replenish its vaccine supplies.
"The supply that we're going to be having this week is going to be quite limited," King said. "That being said, we will over the course of the week, be deciding to whom we will be able to offer the product we have right now and that we're expecting this week and next."
It includes 395,000 doses of the adjuvanted vaccine and 375,000 doses of the not-yet-approved unadjuvanted vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline.
Both vaccines will be packaged Tuesday and shipped to the province's public health units Wednesday, said ministry spokesman David Jensen.

health minister of canada Leona Aglukkaq.

Leona Aglukkaq
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The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq PC, MP
Member of the Canadian Parliamentfor Nunavut
Incumbent
Assumed office November 12, 2008
Preceded by
Nancy Karetak-Lindell
Member of the Nunavut Legislative Assemblyfor Nattilik
In office2004 – 10 September 2008
Preceded by
Uriash Puqiqnak
Succeeded by
Enuk Pauloosie
Born
June 28, 1967Inuvik, Northwest Territories
Political party
Conservative
Residence
Gjoa Haven, Nunavut
Portfolio
Minister of Health
Leona Aglukkaq, PC, MP (born June 28, 1967) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative in the 2008 Canadian federal election for the riding of Nunavut.[1]
Aglukkaq was named the Minister of Health on October 30, 2008,[2] and is the first Inuk in Canadian history to be appointed to the Cabinet of Canada.[3] Jack Anawak and Nancy Karetak-Lindell previously held parliamentary secretary positions, which are not part of the cabinet itself.
Contents[hide]
1 Life and career
1.1 Minister of Health
1.2 Swine flu outbreak controversy and media hype
2 References
3 External links
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[edit] Life and career
Aglukkaq was born in Inuvik, Northwest Territories and raised in Thom Bay, Taloyoak and Gjoa Haven. She is married to Robbie MacNeil and has a son, Cooper.[4]
Prior to running as an MP she was an MLA in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, representing the electoral district of Nattilik. First elected in the 2004 Nunavut election, she held the seat until stepping down on September 10, 2008 to run in the federal election. She was the Minister of Health and Social Services and the Minister Responsible for the Status of Women in the Executive Council of Nunavut. Before becoming an MLA, Aglukkaq was a long time employee of the Government of Nunavut and served on the Hamlet Council of Cambridge Bay.
[edit] Minister of Health
Aglukkaq, along with two other newly elected women MP's with little experience in federal politics, were appointed to cabinet by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. This was seen by some as a move to put a more feminine image on the cabinet.[5] As the MP for Nunavut, some also felt that Aglukkaq's presence at the cabinet table would improve the health care standards in Northern Canada.[6]
[edit] Swine flu outbreak controversy and media hype
A lot of public attention was focused on Aglukkaq during the 2009 swine flu outbreak where hundreds of Canadians were infected with the mild H1N1 virus. As a result of her calm and cool response to the crisis, she was lauded by various people. Even though she is considered a "rookie" minister, she was praised by opposition members for her mature and competent handling of the portfolio. The Liberal health critic, for example, said that Aglukkaq was doing a "terrific job," and especially liked how the minister phoned all opposition critics to build consensus on the swine flu issue.[7][8]
However, her handling of the file has recently come under criticism since Health Canada officials sent two dozen body bags that are normally sent to Hospitals, to a Manitoba First Nations, not equipped with their demand to have health care related materials delivered to them, along with other flu supplies such as hand soap. The move was interpreted by some to mean the government wasn't being upfront with First Nations about the danger they face from H1N1, and to others it was seen as deeply insensitive, if not offensive.
Since the outbreak, Minister Aglukkaq has appeared on various television shows, including CBC's Power and Politics with Evan Solomon, underlining the government's immunization plan.
[edit] References
^ Canada Votes 2008: Electoral results for Nunavut, cbc.ca, October 14, 2008.
^ Harper shuffles cabinet to create 'right team for these times', cbc.ca, October 30, 2008.
^ Aglukkaq is first Inuit cabinet minister, Canadian Press, October 30, 2008.
^ http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/minist/index-eng.php
^ PM puts feminine face on cabinet, Toronto Star, October 31, 2008.
^ Inuit welcome Aglukkaq as federal health minister, cbc.ca, October 31, 2008.
^ Rookie health minister stays cool in swine flu spotlight, ctv.ca, April 27, 2009.
^ The week everyone loved Leona, Macleans.ca, April 2009.
[edit] External links
Leona Aglukkaq at the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
Health Canada - Minister of Health
Parliament of Canada biography
Profile in The Globe and Mail
28th Ministry - Government of Stephen Harper
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Office
Successor
Tony Clement
Minister of Healthfrom 30-Oct-2008
incumbent

Unionized staff at Mount Sinai Hospital are calling for the resignation of its board of directors after members were given early H1N1 vaccinations

Mt. Sinai staff outraged as board jumps H1N1 queueNovember 6, 2009
Theresa Boyle, Denise Balkissoon, Robert Benzie Staff Reporters

Unionized staff at Mount Sinai Hospital are calling for the resignation of its board of directors after members were given early H1N1 vaccinations meant to be reserved for health workers and those at high risk of complications.
"What we are seeing evokes scenes from the Titanic, the privileged pushing to the front and leaving vulnerable women and children to a chilling fate," said Sharleen Stewart, President of the Service Employees International Union, Local 1. "This was a serious ethical lapse by the board and the CEO and a profound error of judgment by the chairman. The chair is left with no choice but to resign."
On Oct. 26, the first day that H1N1 shots were available in Ontario, 65 members of Mount Sinai's board got their shots. Only 15 have health conditions that make them high risk. Even before the vaccine shortage was announced on Oct. 28, public clinics weren't scheduled to begin in Toronto until a week after the board was vaccinated.
"At the time, it seemed like the right thing to do," said Dr. Donald Low, medical director of Ontario's public health laboratories and chief microbiologist at Mount Sinai. Low, who made the decision to vaccinate the group, says that before the shortage, the goal of high-risk clinics was to reduce wait times for vulnerable people, and there was no line at the hospital that day.
Mount Sinai, which has since given 8,000 shots, had a large quantity of vaccines. Making it clear that the first shots were for priority groups, provincial and city health officials urged the healthy public to wait their turn for the shot, but indicated they would not be seeking proof of high-priority status. "If you had come in, I would have given it to you," Low said.
Low said polls at the time indicated that most Ontarians didn't want the H1N1 inoculation. But when Durham region opened the first GTA mass vaccination clinics that same day, Oct. 26, there were immediately long lineups.
"I'm sorry this has happened," said Low. The doctor says hospital CEO Joseph Mapa has not indicated he will face any repercussions.
On Mount Sinai's website, a notice on Friday said that suggestions that board members received the shot "in advance of public access to the inoculation are unfounded."
The president of St. Michael's Hospital told CBC that giving flu shots to board members is no different than giving them to other hospital workers.
"We need people on the phones; we need people keeping the lights on; we need people volunteering to do tasks that we don't have staff to do – and our board members are part of that volunteer group," Bob Howard said. They had debated whether they were frontline healthcare workers or administrators and had decided on the latter, he said.
That conflicts with the definition according to Dr. Vivek Goel, president of the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion, which oversees the province's response to the pandemic. Last week, she and Dr. Brian Schwartz, director of emergency management for the agency, told the Star's editorial board that it was not appropriate even for themselves to get the shot. A media photo opportunity had been planned where they would get the vaccine, but it was cancelled at the last minute because of the "optics," Goel told the editorial board.
At Queen's Park, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is also calling for disciplinary action against doctors who allow people to jump the line. "We want to see a full accounting of every single vaccination that's gone out the door inappropriately," she told reporters Friday. Horwath said the latest allegations of queue jumping prove more must be done to ensure priority groups get their shots first.
Asked whether Low should face disciplinary action, Horwath said: "This is where I think the College of Physicians and Surgeons comes in in terms of taking a look at why physicians are not following protocols that are set out by public health and by the ministry."
As for Mount Sinai board members, she said "it's disconcerting that the board would make that decision and they need to take a hard look at why they felt that that was an appropriate decision to take."
Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews is already investigating whether pro athletes in Toronto jumped the queue in getting the H1N1 shot.
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Unwilling to answer their questions, tensions boil over with parliamentary journalists.

Never get parliamentary journalists Mad at you it never ends well ever!!!

Federal emergency plan needs to be approved and put into action

Federal emergency plan needs to be approved and put into action
(Chapter 7—Emergency Management—Public Safety Canada - Fall 2009 Report of the Auditor General)
Ottawa, 3 November 2009—Public Safety Canada needs to ensure that Canada is ready with a coordinated response to large-scale emergencies, whether pandemics, floods, or forest fires, says the Auditor General of Canada, Sheila Fraser, in her Report tabled today in the House of Commons.
“The government must be ready to respond quickly and effectively when emergencies arise,” said Ms. Fraser. “Canada needs to have a planned and coordinated approach in place so that federal, provincial, and municipal agencies know what part they will play in managing a crisis.”
Public Safety Canada has developed an interim Federal Emergency Response Plan to coordinate activities in an emergency, but it needs to be assured that other departments are ready to play their part. The audit found that the Plan has not received formal approval by the government or other federal departments. The Report says that until the government fully endorses the plan, elements of the federal response will continue to be managed by individual departments, and it will be difficult for Public Safety Canada to fulfill the role assigned to it by Parliament in 2003.
The audit found that in establishing its Government Operations Centre, Public Safety Canada has made considerable progress toward coordinating response activities. The Centre keeps other departments informed of events in a crisis as they unfold. But there are still obstacles to a coordinated response that may be beyond the control of Public Safety Canada. For example, it is often difficult for firefighters, police officers, and paramedics to communicate with each other in an emergency because their voice communication equipment may not be compatible.
“Until it is clearly established how Public Safety Canada will work with other departments, it will be difficult for it to truly coordinate the federal response to emergency situations,” said Ms. Fraser.
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The chapter “Emergency Management—Public Safety Canada” is available on the Office of the Auditor General of Canada website.
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