FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 23, 2004

Laurie Scott Supports Liberal Private Member’s Bill

(Queen’s Park) – Laurie Scott, M.P.P. for Haliburton-Victoria-Brock spoke in favour yesterday of a private member’s bill which calls on the government to include insulin pumps and their supplies to be covered under the Health Insurance Act.

Mr. Gravelle the liberal M.P.P. from Thunder-Bay Superior North proposed the legislation in the house. Laurie spoke on behalf of the Progressive Conservative caucus,
in support of Bill 55. She said, “Over 850,000 Ontarians suffer with diabetes. This bill will directly help thousands of them and I an happy to lend my support today.”

Several constituents had written to Laurie expressing their support for Bill 55 and Anne Rink of the Canadian Diabetes Association’s Lindsay office had met with Laurie to express their concerns.

Laurie concluded her remarks in the legislature by saying, “All of us in this legislature should support this wonderful bill and together we can do something important to relieve these peoples burden and to create something lasting for future Ontarians.”

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