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Avalon Roberts (Calgary—Glenmore)

Roberts was born in Newfoundland and has lived in Calgary since 1980. She is a psychiatrist in private life, and is a former president of the Alberta Psychiatric Association (Calgary Herald, 27 June 2004). She is best known in Alberta as a health-care activist. She served as chairwoman of the Calgary Friends of Medicare, a group dedicated to the preservation of public health-care, during the early 2000s (Calgary Herald, 12 July 2001). She is the first cousin of Newfoundland and Labrador Lieutenant Governor Edward Roberts (St. John's Telegram, 24 June 2004). Map of Newfoundland Newfoundland (French: Terre-Neuve; Irish: Talamh an Éisc; Latin: Terra Nova) is a large island off the northeast coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Onward City of Calgary, Alberta, Canadas Location. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Psychiatry is a branch of medicine that studies and treats mental and emotional disorders (see mental illness). ... There are several publicly funded health services in various countries called Medicare: Medicare (Canada) is a comprehensive, universal (for all the citizens and permanent residents in the country) public health financing system. ... Motto: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Latin: Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Official languages English Capital St. ... This is a list of viceroys for the colony, dominion and province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... His Honour the Honourable Edward Moxon Roberts (born September 1, 1940) is a Canadian politician and Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. ...

Roberts has argued that contracting out services to private clinics will likely result in increased costs for Alberta's health system (Calgary Herald, 6 December 2001), and in 2002 described a proposal for private surgery clinics in Alberta as "very dangerous" (Calgary Herald, 15 September 2002). In late 2003, she argued that Private-Public Partnerships in health care would likely result in greater expenses and less financial transparency (Calgary Herald, 2 November 2003).

Roberts campaigned for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 2004 federal election against Conservative leader Stephen Harper. She received assistance during the election from former Liberal cabinet minister Sheila Copps, despite the fact that Copps was on poor terms with Liberal leader Paul Martin in this period (Calgary Herald, 16 June 2004). Roberts argued that Harper and Alberta Premier Ralph Klein would create "havoc" with the Canadian health system in the event of a national Conservative victory (Calgary Herald, 18 June 2004). Roberts received 9,501 votes (18.40%) for a second place finish. The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party positioned around the centre of the political spectrum, combining a generally progressive social policy with moderate economics. ... The Canadian federal election, 2004 (more formally, the 38th general election), was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a right-of-centre political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ... Stephen Harper (born April 30, 1959) is the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada and the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. ... Hon. ... Paul Martin (born August 28, 1938, in Windsor, Ontario) was the 21st Prime Minister of Canada and is the outgoing leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. ... Categories: Canada-related stubs | Alberta premiers ... The Honourable Ralph Phillip Klein MLA (born November 1, 1942), leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives, is current premier of the Canadian province of Alberta. ...

During the 2004 election, she criticized Premier Klein for refusing to clarify his health-care plans (Calgary Herald, 11 November 2004). She later criticized Klein's "Third Way" plan to introduce some private services to the public system (Edmonton Journal, 12 August 2005). In 2005, Roberts arranged and presided over a Friends of Medicare symposium in Calgary (Edmonton Journal, 31 March 2005).