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Canadians have seen the result in media closures, cutbacks, and layoffs. Communities are losing their local media and, in the process, their access to trusted information about the stories which affect their lives most directly. We have been evolving and adapting to the new realities of the digital world but Canadian policy and Canadian laws have been slower to respond. Current Canadian regulations were written for an analogue economy. As a result, foreign digital companies are profiting at the expense of a strong viable Canadian media industry. We can't afford to wait. Countries around the world are tackling this problem. Australia has announced world- leading changes to their regulation of tech giants including sweeping reforms to enhance the government's enforcement powers, and Codes of Conduct between tech giants, the media industry, and consumers. France, the UK and the European Parliament are similarly taking action. Parliamentarians in Canada need to come together quickly to support a Canadian solution that creates fair rules on competition, copyright and taxation. To read our full letter go to: Signed, A surgical procedure is performed, and a life is saved. A mental health cri- sis is averted, and compas- sion restores a soul. A baby is born, and a family rejoic- es. It's just another day at the Georgetown Hospital. Almost 15 years ago, On- tario's provincial riding boundaries were revised. Having decided to seek re- election to the Ontario Leg- islature in the new riding of Wellington-Halton Hills, I began reaching out to some of the important com- munity organizations, seeking to gain a better un- derstanding of local needs. One of my first stops was the Georgetown Hospi- tal. To say I was impressed would be an understate- ment. The hospital seemed to be a model of both effi- ciency and caring. My first impression of the hospital's chief operating officer Cin- dy McDonell was memora- ble too. Over the years in subse- quent meetings, Cindy and I have talked about the management concept known as "servant leader- ship," where the leader ac- cepts responsibility but shares authority, puts the needs of associates first, and helps them develop and perform to their full potential, thus enabling the organization as a whole to excel. Cindy doesn't just talk about servant leadership. She demonstrates it, every hour of every working day. Cindy would be the first to credit others for George- town Hospital's exception- al standards of care. She would say we need to ex- press our gratitude to all of the professional hospital staff and energetic volun- teers, without overlooking everyone involved with the Georgetown Hospital Foundation. She'd be right about that too. Halton Healthcare has recently embarked upon long-term planning for the redevelopment of George- town Hospital to accom- modate new, state-of-the- art technology, evolving and improving models of care to meet the future needs of our community as it grows. Guiding our hospital's planning process is the de- sire that our residents will continue to have access to quality health care servic- es when and where they are needed. We are in the initial stages of the Government's multi-year, multi-step ap- proval process. We are fortunate Halton Heathcare has demonstrat- ed its capability to deliver major capital infrastruc- ture projects on time and on budget, and has earned the respect of the Ministry of Health. While we know the journey ahead is long and complex, Mayor Rick Bonnette and Town Coun- cil have always supported the Georgetown Hospital and as your MPP I want to help any way I can. Everyone can help by taking an interest and fol- lowing the process, by get- ting involved and volun- teering if you can, and by supporting the George- town Hospital Founda- tion's many programs. By working together, we will take hospital redevel- opment in Georgetown from dream, to concept, and then completion. Ted Arnott is the MPP for Wellington-Halton Hills. OPINION A MODEL OF EFFICIENCY AND CARING MANAGEMENT'S 'SERVANT LEADERSHIP' CONCEPT IS STILL ALIVE AND WELL AT GEORGETOWN HOSPITAL, WRITES TED ARNOTT TED ARNOTT Column SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT THEIFP.CA