Canadian province goes courting gay U.S. doctors - GoFuckYourself.com

directfiesta · 09-27-2005, 05:01 PM

How many will run out of the USA ??? Or is the money not good enough????

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TORONTO (Reuters) - Ontario, which in 2003 was the first North American jurisdiction to allow same-sex marriages, is now trying to woo gay U.S. doctors.

Ontario wants to capitalise on Canada's image of being more accepting of the gay community -- highlighted by national legislation permitting same-sex marriages, passed this summer -- as part of its overall effort to sell the merits of Ontario to the rest of the world, David Spencer, a spokesman for the provincial Ministry of Health, said on Tuesday.

George Smitherman, Ontario's first openly gay cabinet minister and its health minister, spent the past weekend at a conference for the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, making a bid to attract its mostly American members.

The province is short nearly 2,200 physicians, leaving almost 1.2 million people without access to a family doctor, the Ontario Medical Association said earlier this month.

A number of members of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association asked Ontario officials about Canadian immigration laws and medical practice requirements following Smitherman's opening speech at the conference on Friday, said Joel Ginsberg, executive director of the San Francisco-based association.

"Canada is leaps and bounds ahead of the U.S. in acknowledging the basic civil and human rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons," said Ginsberg.

"The opportunity to practice medicine in Canada is obviously very attractive," he added.

"I don't know whether large numbers of our members are so upset with the current (political environment in the U.S.) that they're thinking about leaving," Ginsberg said.

"But it's clear that Canada is sort of a shining example of the way things ought to be from a political perspective. And there's no question that that must be attractive to people in a position to consider moving."

Toronto, Ontario's capital and Canada's biggest city, is home to one of North America's largest gay communities.

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Robx · 09-27-2005, 05:19 PM

sounds like Reuters had a slow day.

the Shemp · 09-27-2005, 05:19 PM

what about lesbian nurses?

Spunky · 09-27-2005, 05:25 PM

Many of our doctors and nurses leave for the States because the money is much better there..Might have a difficult time attracting them

tranza · 09-27-2005, 05:26 PM

that's totally bullshit

crowkid · 09-27-2005, 05:28 PM

more gays that move to Toronto the better for USA!

Call me homophobic! I don't mind

sumphatpimp · 09-27-2005, 05:31 PM

American doctors have big loans ($200,000 or more) to pay off. They won't make that kind of money in Canada.

PixeLs · 09-27-2005, 05:47 PM

I hope that same sex policy serves them most in attracting US gay doctors.

directfiesta · 09-27-2005, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by sumphatpimp

American doctors have big loans ($200,000 or more) to pay off. They won't make that kind of money in Canada.

Sure, I see doctors everyday panhandling at the local Dunkin Donuts ....

tristan_D · 09-27-2005, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by the Shemp

what about lesbian nurses?

that's what I am more curious about.

Thomas1007 · 09-27-2005, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by the Shemp

what about lesbian nurses?

We are trying to get them to come to BC

Fizzgig · 09-27-2005, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by crowkid

more gays that move to Toronto the better for USA!

Call me homophobic! I don't mind

I'd say bigoted.

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