
Twee patiënten in Canada (Scott Simpson en Jeffrey Smith,
confronteerden Jane Philpott,
Minister van Volksgezondheid en als zodanig verantwoordelijkheid voor het beleid m.b.t. ME (CVS), tijdens een openbare bijeenkomst met
drie concrete vragen t.a.v. haar standpunt t.a.v. ME (CVS).
ITV besteedde aandacht aan deze ontmoeting en ook een locaal nieuwsblad bracht
verslag uit.
Canada uses "bird-dogging tactics" to force meeting with health minister
February 8, 2017
By Adriane Tillman
Toronto:
#MillionsMissing activists attended their federal health minister's "meet-and-greet" on Jan. 14th
to ask the health minister to respond publicly to their request that
she announce Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) is a biological – and not psychological – illness.
This tactic to pin down an official with a specific question in a public venue is called
bird-dogging
Their persistence was rewarded with the health minister
agreeing to set up a meeting with the activists to discuss their demands for ME.
The activists, a group of 10, had invited CTV News
to broadcast their conversation with federal Health Minister Jane Philpott.
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http://www.meaction.net/2017/02/08/canada-uses-bird-dogging-tactics-to-force-meeting-with-health-minister
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