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My Fight for Canadian Healthcare

My Fight for Canadian Healthcare

A Thirty Year Battle to Put Patients First

In 1995, Vancouver orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Brian Day opened the Cambie Surgery Centre, a private surgical clinic that provided patients with more timely care than could be found amid the … 440 View
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Not My Flag

Not My Flag

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj traces the tension between Palestinian identity and Israeli civic life in Beer a-Saba, where the author raises her twin sons within a predominantly Jewish community. 4 $0.40 Add
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Notes

Notes

From: My Fight for Canadian Healthcare

This "chapter" is a bibliography. 23 $2.30 Add
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On the Menu, but not at the Table

On the Menu, but not at the Table

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj discusses her experiences defying tribal custom to marry Anwar, a man outside her clan. 4 $0.40 Add
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One Rotten Tomato

One Rotten Tomato

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj describes her experiences during the intifada, as she returned to school and secretly organized a flag-waving protest on the bus. 13 $1.30 Add
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Open the Jar

Open the Jar

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj discusses her experiences confronting repressed feelings for Anwar, a boy from the unrecognized village of Awajian. 8 $0.80 Add
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Ordinary People

Ordinary People

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj describes her experiences in al-Grin, an unrecognized Bedouin village in Israel, as she navigated Bedouin social customs to address genetic deafness caused by … 6 $0.60 Add
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Our New Project

Our New Project

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj discusses her experiences with IVF treatment at Soroka Hospital and the February birth of twins, Adan and Moad. 13 $1.30 Add
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Our Polish-Jewish Mother

Our Polish-Jewish Mother

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj traces the bond in contemporary Israel between a Palestinian Arab family in Beer a-Saba and their Polish-Jewish nanny, Paulina, who became a mother figure to the twins. 6 $0.60 Add
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Part Five-The Next Steps

Part Five-The Next Steps

From: My Fight for Canadian Healthcare

In this chapter, Day builds a case for reforming Canada’s publicly funded healthcare system. 81 $8.10 Add
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Part Four-Cambie Goes to Court: The Pre-trial Era 2009 to 2016

Part Four-Cambie Goes to Court: The Pre-trial Era 2009 to 2016

From: My Fight for Canadian Healthcare

In this chapter, Day traces the multi-year legal battle over private surgical care in British Columbia, from the 2009 filing through the Supreme Court of Canada’s 2023 refusal to hear the appeal. 162 $16.20 Add
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Part One-Promoting Truth

Part One-Promoting Truth

From: My Fight for Canadian Healthcare

In this chapter, Day presents a forceful critique of Canada’s public healthcare system, tracing its decline from the 1980s to a 2022 British Columbia Court of Appeal ruling. 79 $7.90 Add
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Part Three-Politics, the Canadian Medical Association, and the Law

Part Three-Politics, the Canadian Medical Association, and the Law

From: My Fight for Canadian Healthcare

In this chapter, Day examines the Chaoulli-Zeliotis Supreme Court decision of 2005, which challenged restrictions on private insurance, and the subsequent BC Medicare Protection Act dispute. 38 $3.80 Add
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Part Two-Why Cambie?

Part Two-Why Cambie?

From: My Fight for Canadian Healthcare

In this chapter, Day traces the origins of Vancouver’s Cambie Surgery Centre, which opened in 1996 amid fierce debate over Canada’s healthcare system. 45 $4.50 Add
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Politics versus People

Politics versus People

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj describes her experiences navigating daily encounters that challenge the boundaries between ethnic identity and shared humanity. 7 $0.70 Add
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Polygamy and Sisterhood

Polygamy and Sisterhood

From: Hope is a Woman's Name

In this chapter, Alh’jooj discusses her experiences with polygamy within the Bedouin community in Israel. 3 $0.30 Add