My Journey with GBS

  November 13, 2020 Dear Her Honour, the Honourable Salma Lakhani, AOE B.Sc.  Hello Your Honour. My name is Laura Jean Rutherford and I am a resident of Calgary, Alberta. I am writing to you today about my concerns of the proposed Bill 46 - amendment of the Alberta Information Health Act, which is to being brought to the Legislature of Assembly on Monday, November 16, 2020 by Honourable Tyler Shandro, Minister of Health.  Your Honour, before writing this letter, I read the roles for Lieutenant-Governor for Alberta. One the roles is that, “ In order for bills passed by the Legislative Assembly to become law, the Lieutenant-Governor must give Royal Assent. The Lieutenant-Governor acts on the advice of elected officials, but may exercise the right to deny or “reserve” Royal Assent if the bill violates the constitutional rights of Albertans or infringes upon federal jurisdiction. ” Your Honour, it was reading this description that I felt compelled to write my concerns o...

  November 4, 2020 Dear Honourable Jason Kenney, Premier of Alberta.  I am writing to you again to express and bring you my concerns on the decisions you have been making to Alberta’s healthcare system since your tenure began. I had originally wrote and emailed you on August 28, 2020 regarding healthcare concerns. Plus you were cc’d on a letter I had written and emailed to Ministry of Health, Tyler Shandro on July 28, 2020. Then I resent the original emails on September 28, 2020 and September 25, 2020 respectively. None of these emails have been returned with your comments. Needlessly to say it is disappointing and disrespectful to not have received any repliesfrom you both. Time and energy are put in all my letters. You see Premier Kenney, I am a quadriplegic from a debilitating disease called Guillian Barre Syndrome (GBS), which has left to use a mouth stick for communication which it allows me to type every letter of every word. Therefore, it is not uncommon to spend 4 ...

  Now this a reply from a letter I wrote to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in May 2020 on why Canadians on disability are not receiving a federal subsidy during the Covid-19 outbreak. Receiving this reply last week, was worth the wait. She gave me links to investigate more on my concerns. One more name to add to my list of Cc’d political names for my letters.  —————————————————————————————————————————— Support for persons with disabilities during the Covid-19 outbreak  Dear Ms. Rutherford:   On behalf of the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, I am responding to your email, which was forwarded to her by the Office of the Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, regarding support for persons with disabilities during the COVID-19 outbreak. I regret the delay in replying.   I understand the circumstances that prompted you to write. The Government of Canada recognizes that some vulnerable gr...

  October 27, 2020 Dear Honourable Tyler Shandro, Minister of Health. I am writing to you again to express and bring you my concerns on the decisions you have been making to Alberta’s healthcare system. I had originally wrote and emailed you on July 28, 2020. I had written and emailed to Premier Kenney expressing similar concerns on August 28, 2020 which I had cc’d you on. Then resent the original emails on September 25, 2020 and September 28, 2020 respectively. None of these emails have been returned with a reply or your comments. Needlessly to say it is disappointing and disrespectful to not received any replies. Time and energy are put in all my letters. You see Minister Shandro, I am a quadriplegic from a debilitating disease called Guillian Barre Syndrome (GBS), which has left to use a mouth stick to type every letter of every word in my letters. Therefore, it is not uncommon to spend 4 or more hours on a letter. As Alberta healthcare is important to me, I am willing to pu...