Concerns by the busload
Protesters heading to health minister’s office
Health-care concerns in Cape Breton can’t be shoved to the back of the bus any longer.
To get that point across, a group of concerned citizens are going to fill buses full of protesters and send them to Health Minister Randy Delorey’s Antigonish office on Friday, Nov. 16.
“We’ve organized a lot of rallies — it’s been going on for close to two years now and we just haven’t been able to get any response at all from Randy Delorey,” said Lisa Bond, spokesperson for Capers 4 Healthcare. “None. He won’t acknowledge us, he won’t return phone calls, he won’t show up at anything we organize and we have questions. Cape Bretoners have questions. He refuses to answer us so we’re going to go to him. “A lot of us apparently.” Even though the rally in front of Delorey’s office isn’t until Nov. 16, four buses have already been rented and Bond expects more will make the journey.
“Plus there are a lot of people who are taking their own cars,” said Bond. “So there will be a few cars in the lineup too. We’re making a caravan.
“We’re going to the (Canso) causeway first and we’re going to get off the bus and do a march across the causeway,
so we’ll be shutting down one lane and then reboarding and
heading to Antigonish. (We’ll protest) in front of (and) inside
his office. He’s going to be forced to acknowledge us this time.”
Bond says the bus rally is attracting a lot of interest.
For those interested in taking part, send an email to capers4healthcare@outlook. com and include your name, phone number and desired pickup location. Seats will be assigned in the order that they receive emails and those who send in emails will be contacted.