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Oakville grandmothers have been advocates of Bill C-393Continued from page 1We won, or I should say the African According to oomama, a national pollWe won, or the proceedings on TV.Grannies and victims of HIV/AIDS won last found that more than 80 per cent of Canadiansshould I say the Weve been working to get this for thenight. We will go on to get it passed in the support reforming CAMR to make it workableAfrican Grannieslast four years, said LeFrancois, recipient of Senate. We are so happy, said LeFrancois.and to ensure that generic drugs can quicklyand victims of the 2009 Governor Generals Persons Award.Bill C-393 was private members bill and affordably be sent to those most in needHIV/AIDS won Bill C-393, as passed by Parliament thisdesigned to address flaws in CAMR, which and Bill C-393 will not cost Canadian taxpay-evening, will mean essential medications willwas passed unanimously in Parliament in ers a cent.last night. Webe delivered to communities in sub-Saharan2004. There is an urgent moral imperative towill go on to get Africa affected by the AIDS pandemic. InCAMR legislation was supposed to enable pass Bill C-393. This is an important humaneit passed in thesome ways, it was easier to bridge the gapthe production of affordable, lifesaving, issue that transcends partisan political differ-Senate. We are with our African sisters across the ocean thangeneric medicines in Canada for limited ences. I strongly urge all members of parlia-so happy.to convince some Members of Parliament toexport to developing countries, especially ment to unite and do the right thing passhonour Canadas pledge to the poor and sickthose facing millions of deaths due to HIV/Bill C-393, wrote Green.of the world. This will save lives. You bet wereAIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Passage of the bill followed a long andBev LeFrancois, happy, said LeFrancois.Unfortunately CAMR didnt work as consistent lobby of federal MPs by oomama.oomama memberWeve overcome so many hurdles to getplanned. In seven years, only one order of one Last December, on World AIDS Day, ooma-Grandmothers and grand-others, distrib-this far, so many places in the process wheredrug has been sent to one country, said ma members joined Milton Grade 12 highuted across 240 grass-roots groups across thisit could have gone all wrong. It isnt over yet,oomama member and ATHENA Oakville 2010 school student Dayne Lavis and Burlingtonscountry, have worked tirelessly for the pastbut this is an enormous relief, said Patrecipient Lorraine Green in a letter to the Ubuntu Grandwomen as well as formerfive years to both raise funds and advocate onWinston, stationed in Ottawa and leading aeditor in the Oakville Beaver filed for publica-Oakville MP Bonnie Brown in a demonstratedbehalf of their sisters in Africa who are raisingteam of local grandmothers who have spokention on the date of Bill C-393s vote in outside of Halton MP Lisa Raitts Milton con-children orphaned by the AIDS pandemic.with MPs in gathering support for the bill.Parliament.stituency office to urge passage of the bill.This is the result, said Beal in a pressGrandmothers were also jubilant inAccording to Green, Canadas largest In Halton there are numerous grand-release.Halifax, in Montreal, Toronto, Saskatoon,generic pharmaceutical manufacturer has mothers groups including oomama, UbuntuBill C-393 passed in Parliament Wednesday,Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver and Victoriamade the commitment that, if CAMR is sim-Grand Women, Blooms for Africa, Brontebut to finally become law it must also pass in and at all points in between. plified, it will produce a lower-cost childrens Grandmothers, HUGS and Growing forthe Senate before an election writ is dropped. Literally thousands of postcards, lettersversion of a key AIDS drug for export to devel-Grannies.Our work isnt over yet, said Beal.to MPs, newspaper articles and letters to edi-oping countries. Children in the developing The Grandmother to Grandmothers cam-We wont be resting on our laurels at thistors, signatures on petitions and visits toworld cant wait any longer. One in two chil-paign aims to raise awareness about the rolepoint. Senators will be hearing from grand-Members of Parliament have led to this, saiddren with HIV in the developing world die African grandmothers are playing in the HIV/mothers in the coming weeks. There are goodAndrea Beal, co-chair of the National Advocacybefore reaching their second birthday because AIDS pandemic in Africa and works to raisemen and women in the Senate who know theCommittee of the Grandmothers tothey dont have access to the medicines funds to support projects in Africa throughvalue of human lives. 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