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But her words ring false, said Powell, who as a teenager was made to strip to her panties and a tank top in front of dozens of spectators so doctors could point out her deformities.

Thalidomide survivors in Canada had asked for $250,000 and an annual pension of between $75,000 and $100,000 depending on disability — an approach already adopted in Germany and Great Britain, Powell said.

Instead, Ambrose and the ruling Conservatives offered no pension, instead creating a $168-million medical fund that survivors fear they’ll have to apply for one receipt at a time.

“Are we going to need to submit receipts if we need our hair washed or sleeves shortened (because we have no functioning arms)?” Powell said. “It’s another screw-you (from the Canadian government).”

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In 1991, the Ministry of National Health and Welfare (now Health Canada), through an "Extraordinary Assistance Plan" awarded small compassionate lump-sum financial assistance grants to Canadian-born thalidomiders. These payments were quickly used by individuals to cover some of the extraordinary costs of their disabilities, and for most victims, these monies are long gone.

Darcie

Mar 8 2015, 08:33 AM

Yes, I remember saying the same thing during the Liberal era, Delphi this does not excuse the paltry sums given by this government.

Are you saying that the lesser bad is what is good and we should think this is satisfactory?

I figure looking in the past is only making excuses for the present and allaying our conscience or trying to be self satisfied with doing less than what should be.

Trotsky

Mar 8 2015, 08:51 AM

Do you know they are still USING the goddamned drug?

Delphi51

Mar 8 2015, 08:16 AM

We should have been calling this appalling decades ago. I see the Pearson, Trudeau, Chretien and Martin governments gave nothing. Only Mulrooney spared something.

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In 1991, the Ministry of National Health and Welfare (now Health Canada), through an "Extraordinary Assistance Plan" awarded small compassionate lump-sum financial assistance grants to Canadian-born thalidomiders. These payments were quickly used by individuals to cover some of the extraordinary costs of their disabilities, and for most victims, these monies are long gone.

http://www.thalidomide.ca/the-canadian-tragedy/
The present government has set aside more than a million dollars per victim for medical costs in addition the the health care insurance all Canadians have. My goodness, Harper is the most generous PM of all. Of course the NDP initiated the action with a bill in the house, which received unanimous support.

Trotsky

Mar 8 2015, 08:51 AM

Do you know they are still USING the goddamned drug?

Dana

Mar 8 2015, 04:48 AM

If our veterans are required to repeatedly prove that they have still lost both legs and still need a wheel chair, quelle surprise? OTOH, perhaps the cpc government thinks that through their god's intervention that limbs routinely regrow .