Shirley Douglas Margaret Atwood Allan E. Blakeney Al Johnson Stephen Lewis June Callwood David Suzuki Patricia Baird Mary Walsh Anton Kuerti Ken Georgetti Jack Layton Linda Silas Paul Moist Maude Barlow Robert Evans Doris Grinspun Nancy Olivieri Kathleen Connors Michele Landsberg P.J. Devereaux Michael Rachlis	MEDICARE PROTECTION PLEDGE Prominent Canadians who took the pledge in 2004   Shirley Douglas, O.C.   Spokesperson for the Canadian Health Coalition   Margaret Atwood, C.C.   Internationally Acclaimed Author   Hon. Allan E. Blakeney, P.C., O.C., Q.C., F.R.S.C.M.   Former Premier of Saskatchewan   Tom Kent, C.C.   Principle Secretary to Prime Minister Pearson   Al Johnson, C.C.   Assistant Deputy Minister of Finance (Retired)   Stephen Lewis, C.C.   United Nations' Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa   June Callwood, C.C.   Journalist and Author   David Suzuki, Ph.D., O.C., O.BC.   Scientist and Educator   Patricia Baird, O.C., M.D.   University Distinguished Professor, U.B.C.   Mary Walsh, O.C.   Actor and Satirist   Anton Kuerti, O.C.   Internationally Renown Pianist   Ken Georgetti, O.C.   President, Canadian Labour Congress   Jack Layton   Leader of the New Democratic Party   Linda Silas, R.N.   President, Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions   Paul Moist   President, Canadian Union of Public Employees   Maude Barlow   National Chairperson, Council of Canadians   Robert G. Evans, Ph.D.   Director, Population Health Program, U.B.C.   Nancy Olivieri, M.D.   University Health Network   Kathleen Connors   Chair, Canadian Health Coalition   P.J. Devereaux, M.D.   Cardiologist and Health Researcher   Michele Landsberg   Journalist and Author   Michael M. Rachlis, M.D. M.Sc. F.R.C.P.C.   Health Care Policy Analyst   Lucille Auffrey, R.N.   Executive Director, Canadian Nurses Association   Rob Calnan, R.N.   President, Canadian Nurses Association   Joan Lesmond, R.N.   President, Registered Nurses Association of Ontario   Linda Haslam-Stroud, R.N.   President, Ontario Nurses Association   R.Y. (Bob) McMurtry, M.D.   Health Care Expert   Doris Grinspun, R.N., O.Ont.   Executive Director, Registered Nurses Association of Ontario   Barb Byers   Executive Vice President, Canadian Labour Congress   Michele Brill-Edwards, M.D.   Drug Safety Expert   Terrence Sullivan   Chief Operating Officer, Cancer Care Ontario   Heather Smith, R.N.   President, United Nurses of Alberta   Debra McPherson, R.N.   President, British Columbia Nurses Union   Rosalee Longmoore, R.N.   President, Saskatchewan Union of Nurses   Debbie Forward, R.N.   President, Newfoundland & Labrador Nurses   Janet Hazelton, R.N.   President, Nova Scotia Nurses Union   Debbie McGraw, R.N.   President, New Brunswick Nurses Union   Margaret Duffy-Murphy, R.N.   President, Prince Edward Island Nurses Union   Maureen Hancharyk, R.N.   President, Manitoba Nurses Union   Rob Hilliard   President, Manitoba Federation of Labour   Larry Hubich   President, Saskatchewan Federation of Labour   Kerry Barrett   President, Alberta Federation of Labour   Jim Sinclair   President, British Columbia Federation of Labour   Mary Lou Cherwaty   President, Northern Territories Federation of Labour   Alex Furlong   President, Yukon Federation of Labour   Sheila Laity   First Vice-President, Union of Northern Workers   Doug Workman   President, Nunavut Employees Union   Pauline Worsfold, R.N.   Secretary-Treasurer, Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions   Patricia O'Connor, R.N., M.Sc.   Assoc. Director of Nursing, McGill University Health Centre   Lesley M. Bell, R.N., B.Sc.N., M.B.A.   Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Nurses Association   Anne Vernon, Ph.D.   Professor, Mount Royal College   Candy Skrapek, R.N.   President, Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association   Howard G. Searle   President, B.C. Registered Nurses Association   Donna Brunskill, R.N.   Exec. Director, Sask. Registered Nurses Association   Jane Smith   Exec. Director, Resident & Staff Services, F.J. Davey Home   Michael Gordon, M.D.   Geriatrician   Darlene Walsh, R.N.   Nurse Manager (ER/ICU), Halton Healthcare Services, Milton   Judy Johnson, Ph.D.   Chartered Clinical Psychologist   Laurie A. Walton, R.N. B.Sc.N.   Director, Resident Care, F.J. Davey Home   Beverly McLeod, Ph.D.   Professor, Mount Royal College