The Munk Debates: Climate Change

Thanks to Tom Paton for this:

CBC AIRS CLIMATE CHANGE MUNK DEBATE WED. ON CBC RADIO ONE "IDEAS".

CBC's Ideas will re-broadcast the Munk Debate on Climate Change on CBC Radio One this Wednesday evening, Dec. 2.

"Munk Debates
Next Monday, the most important climate negotiations in 12 years will begin in Copenhagen. The goal of the United Nations conference is to lay the groundwork for a global treaty to cap greenhouse gas emissions and stem climate change. But in the lead-up to the conference, a debate remains over how grave the threat of global warming is, how much needs to done to fight it, and at what cost.
Those questions will be on the table at the Munk Debates in Toronto . George Monbiot and Canadian Green Party Leader Elizabeth May will be on one side. Bjorn Lomborg and Lord Nigel Lawson will be on the other. And they'll debate this proposition: Be it resolved: Climate change is mankind's defining crisis and demands a commensurate response.
Bjorn Lomborg is a professor at the Copenhagen Business School and the author of The Skeptical Environmentalist and Cool It. George Monbiot is a columnist with The Guardian newspaper and the author of Heat: How to Stop The World from Burning and The Age of Consent: A Manifest for a New World Order.
CBC's cbc.ca. Ideas will re-broadcast the debate on CBC Radio One this Wednesday evening, Dec. 2." CBC

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C02 levels in the atmosphere are climbing steadily higher. Some believe this is having a devastating effect on humans and nature, while others argue that the threat has been overstated. Is this the moment for a bold international treaty to curb carbon emissions? Or, are the social and economic costs of reducing C02 emissions too high in world where a billion people live on a dollar or less a day?
Just days before the United Nation’s historic Copenhagen summit the Munk Debates will tackle one of the great public policy questions of our time: how should the world respond to climate change?



Elizabeth May
“We need to look at all of Canada’s priorities, but we must address the climate crisis . . . if we fail to address it, nothing else we do makes any difference.”


George Monbiot
“The real costs of climate change are not measured in dollars and pounds, the real costs are measured in lives and in ecosystems . . . immeasurable.”




BjØrn Lomborg
“ . . . we are knowingly squandering colossal sums of money (on climate change) while fractional sums can save millions of lives right now.”


Lord Nigel Lawson
“We have entered a new age of unreason which threatens to be as economically harmful as it is disquieting. It is from this, above all, that we need to save the planet.”


The Munk Debates are open to the public. Tickets to the debates are $20 to $50 each. Seating is limited. Each event begins at 6:45 p.m. with a vote by the audience on the resolution being debated. The debaters then provide opening arguments and cross-examine each other. A question and answer period with the audience follows. A well-known moderator keeps the proceedings orderly. The debate wraps up with a summation by each debater and a second vote by the audience on the resolution. The final vote is tallied and the winning side announced at 9pm. CBC Radio's Ideas, The Globe and Mail and CPAC take each event's discussion to the larger public.
The Munk Debates is an initiative of the Aurea Foundation, a charitable organization founded by Peter and Melanie Munk to support Canadian institutions involved in the study and development of public policy.

The Munk Debates is organized by Rudyard Griffiths and Patrick Luciani, the co-directors of the Salon Speakers Series.

The Munk Debates benefit from advice and insights of an advisory board. Its members include Andrew Coyne, Devon Cross, Allan Gotlieb, George Jonas, Margaret MacMillan, Anthony Munk and Janice Gross Stein.
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More News on Fight for Nurse Practioner

Press release from Stephen McNeil, Liberal leader, and Junior Theriault, MLAMCNEIL: TIME FOR LEADERSHIP FROM PREMIER AND HEALTH MINISTER

(Halifax, NS) Liberal leader Stephen McNeil says the people of Long
Island and Digby Neck deserve action from the Minister of Health and the
Premier on the District Health Authority’s inability to restore the
services of their nurse practitioner.

“The Minister of Health has plenty of evidence that this valuable
health provider has the confidence of patients in that community, while
the administration of the District Health Authority does not,” said
McNeil. “The letter of confession that the Board tried to force the
nurse practitioner to sign is a clear indication of the lack of judgment
at play.”

The nurse practitioner did not have her contract renewed in October.
The community has been trying to negotiate with the District Health
Authority, but has been stonewalled in its attempts.

“The people know what they want – they want their nurse practitioner
back,” said area MLA Harold “Junior” Theriault. “The administration of
the Health Authority has bullied Karen Snider and tried to ruin her
reputation. It’s just not right.”

The community group has requested a meeting with the Minister of Health
this week. McNeil and Theriault have sent a letter to both Premier
Dexter and health minister Maureen MacDonald urging a meeting with Digby
Neck/Long Island residents prior to Friday, December 4th, 2009.

McNeil says the government’s “hands off” approach has failed. The
leader of the Official Opposition believes the methods employed by the
District Health Authority are both unprofessional and unacceptable.

“The people of Digby Neck and Long Island have been patient and
persistent in supporting their nurse practitioner, now it is up to the
Minister of Health to do her job and support the people of community,”
said McNeil.


Note from blogger:
And yet, see below


MacDonald supports health authority CEO
>>
>> Health Minister Maureen MacDonald says she has every confidence in the
>> CEO of the Southwest Nova district health authority after a Liberal MLA
>> called for his resignation on the weekend.
>> Digby-Annapolis MLA Harold Theriault said he has no faith in the ability
>> of Blaise MacNeil, in the wake of the firing of a nurse practitioner who
>> worked in a busy clinic on Long Island.
>>
>> Read the full story at
>> http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/1155411.html

Bear River Health Clinic Updates

Acupuncture – Traditional Chinese Acupuncture by Joe Kubinec is available on Wednesdays unless otherwise posted. This treatment is good for back pain, arthritis, menopause, headaches, insomnia, stop smoking and many other conditions. Appointments are booked through the Clinic.
Audiology – Neil Hackett is in every other Friday to help with your hearing needs. Please call 1-866-299-2016 to book appointment. Coupons available at the Clinic for a free hearing test.
Electrolysis – Ronda Best is in once a month for all your hair removal needs. Call 1-902-791-0953 for more information or to book your appointment.
Esthetics –Charlene Decker is in monthly for waxing, manicures and pedicures. To book an appointment or for more information, call 1-902-362-2137.
Juniper House Outreach –You can book an appointment to see Lori at our Clinic by phoning 245-4789.
Massage Therapy – We expect to have a massage therapist in place in the New Year. Thank you for your patience during this transition.
Physician Services – Dr. Roy Harding is seeing patients by appointment only. Due to the increase in the number of public flu clinics in this area, we will no longer be offering this service at the Bear River Clinic.
Senior Services – Nurse Practitioner, Dianne Corbett, RN specializes in concerns specific to the elderly, such as memory loss, complicated medical conditions and poor coordination/balance. For more information or to book an appointment, call the Clinic.


Note: Times and dates are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.


Relay For Life

We are still looking for a few more people to be on our Clinic’s team for the 2010 Relay for Life events.

If you are interested, please call 467-3611 and leave your name and phone number.

December 5 Fire Department Events:

Firemen’s Breakfast: 7 – 10 am
Upstairs in the Firehall
Christmas Tree Lighting
Sleigh Rides
Visit by Santa
Beginning at 7:00 pm behind the Firehall


Next Board Meeting – Tuesday, December 1 at 7:00 pm at the Clinic. All members of the public welcome!

Note: The Clinic will be closing on Wednesday, December 23 at 4 pm for the Holidays. We will reopen on Monday, January 4 at 8:30 am.



MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
to all, from the Staff and Board of the BR&ACHC

News Release from Liberal Caucus

>>>
>>> News Release
>>>
>>> www.nsliberalcaucus.ca
>>>
>>> November 30, 2009
>>>
>>> Stephen McNeil, MLA
>>> Liberal Leader
>>>
>>> Harold “Junior” Theriault, MLA
>>> Digby-Annapolis
>>>
>>> MCNEIL: TIME FOR LEADERSHIP FROM PREMIER AND HEALTH MINISTER
>>>
>>> (Halifax, NS) Liberal leader Stephen McNeil says the people of Long
>>> Island and Digby Neck deserve action from the Minister of Health and the
>>> Premier on the District Health Authority's inability to restore the
>>> services of their nurse practitioner.
>>>
>>> "The Minister of Health has plenty of evidence that this valuable health
>>> provider has the confidence of patients in that community, while the
>>> administration of the District Health Authority does not," said McNeil.
>>> "The letter of confession that the Board tried to force the nurse
>>> practitioner to sign is a clear indication of the lack of judgment at
>>> play."
>>>
>>> The nurse practitioner did not have her contract renewed in October.
>>> The community has been trying to negotiate with the District Health
>>> Authority, but has been stonewalled in its attempts.
>>>
>>> "The people know what they want - they want their nurse practitioner
>>> back," said area MLA Harold "Junior” Theriault. "The administration of
>>> the Health Authority has bullied Karen Snider and tried to ruin her
>>> reputation. It’s just not right."
>>>
>>> The community group has requested a meeting with the Minister of Health
>>> this week. McNeil and Theriault have sent a letter to both Premier
>>> Dexter and health minister Maureen MacDonald urging a meeting with Digby
>>> Neck/Long Island residents prior to Friday, December 4th, 2009.
>>>
>>> McNeil says the government's "hands off" approach has failed. The
>>> leader of the Official Opposition believes the methods employed by the
>>> District Health Authority are both unprofessional and unacceptable.
>>>
>>> "The people of Digby Neck and Long Island have been patient and
>>> persistent in supporting their nurse practitioner - now it is up to the
>>> Minister of Health to do her job and support the people of community,"
>>> said McNeil.