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CANADA NEWS ** Though they may be trained to administer IVs, basic level paramedics in Ontario are now being prohibited from doing so. That is the word from CTV Ottawa (July 29) which said the dictate from the provincial Ministry of Health went into effect Wednesday at midnight. According to the news station, only advanced care practitioners can now perform the skill. Ottawa EMS Chief Anthony Di Monte said the decision will likely mean longer treatment times for patients, as considerably fewer medics can now tackle the task. Di Monte also said his organization is lobbying to reverse the ruling, but expects nothing will change. Prior to Wednesday, basic practitioners had been trained and permitted to administer IVs for about ten years. Taken from PNN (http://www.paramedic-network-news.com/) It amazes me that a province that touts it's self as being "progressive" in EMS would pull a stunt like this. I wonder what's behind it? OM

Congratulations Herbie, you just became and advocate for terrorism. Can you really not see how ludicrous your statement is?? Don't talk about compassion and tolerance, if you want compassion and tolerance let them build their damn center. The truth is that the only reason you're against this is because they call god by a different name and it scares the shit out of you. Hiding behind a tragedy to make your point is a pointless, baseless and downright gutless, not to mention fucking dissrespectful. Lets face it, the entire base to the argument is "Muslims killed Americans = Muslims bad.......we don't want no Muslims here. Compassionate and tolerant? Not bloody likely!

racism and hypocrisy is alive and well in here i see

Check your facts. The strike is over and we have been training ACP's again for months. There are 2 licensing exams this summer and 12 people just got licensed with another 20 on the way here in the GVRD. Oh yeah, there was also the release of the 2 year EMS diploma and a longer ACP course with more post secondary pre requisites. My partner is precepting a student all month as we speak. I love all the "BC experts" on here who don't have a clue about anything first hand. Let me know if I can correct any more of your opinions for you.

Perhaps some may see this is a a bad thing. I however, do not. The tragic events that happened on 9/11 should not reflect on those terrorist's religion as a whole. Yes, they were Muslim but not all Muslims are terrorists. We as a country need to be more tolerant of others. Just because they are different in any way, some people have to dislike them. There is a Mosque being built near Ground Zero... I think this is good. It shows the world we ARE tolerant and welcome the faith of others. Even in the shadows of one of the worst events that has happened to our country, it shows everyone we are tolerant. Remember folks, just because the spot is a dog, and spot has four legs.. doesn't mean all dogs have four legs.

Compassion and tolerance is a two way street. This isn't a ban on religion, it's a matter of reopening serious wounds in this country. The construction of the mosque so close to 'Ground Zero' is only going to serve to keep that wound festering and preventing it's healing. The people of New York aren't saying that the mosque can't be built, they just don't want a Islamic temple so close to the site where Islamic fanatics butchered 3,000 innocent people in the name of Islam. While so many are claiming that the people of New York City need to be more 'tolerant and compassionate', shouldn't the Muslims (whether radical or not) be sensitive to the needs of the citizens of this country; and the appearance of insensitivity that this mosque will represent? It was mentioned about Christian radicals, but let me ask this....how many innocent people were slain in an unjustified attack on a nation in the name of God? When was the last time an entire nation was brought to it's proverbial knees in the name of God?