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Sm Sn in is fan on o ocms in e w ce ts â€" rhces i _ . » Beberatedb Monmen‘s Institutes of Ortaric \ % * . « g _‘: , & , ‘ . < .‘ April 27, 199e ; C e ts . | \ . . RR. 5 suciph, . : , | C NIH 62 * . . ho | 8 . The H: aourable Ruth Grier No m toa~4 c 0 ; _ Minister of Health, | * 10t; ":oor, Hepburn Block, « ‘ £* * &C ‘ »svenor Street . > " x % :t . T .onto, Ontario ? + , MTA 204 | ' i S Dear Ms. Grier: . Tto t 9 . :'fi, ‘The document "Women of Colour, Refugee and Immigrant Wonien‘s Health Promotion Grants" was W reviewed at a receat Doard meeting of the Federated Women‘s Institutes of Ontario. . ‘ 600C â€" * Although we understand .the need for such a firogram, the iwclth care system in Ontario has always 4o been based on a system of equal access for all residents of the province. Provincial grants should be J awarded on the basis of the merits of the proposal, pot on skin colour or gender. ' 2L The Ministry of Health‘s policy of making grants milible to specific groups based on skin colour, = . / gender, immigrant and refugee status, while excluding everyone else, is clearly discriminatory. oL . We believe that Everyone should have access to these granis. ‘ to_ ’ , , | 2t ‘We urge you to consider a ‘reversal of this discriminatory p_olicy. S o lepve . | | Sincerely Yours, â€"â€" © > _ (b s 0 fhs ' o. 1' ‘ Provincial Presideat . * o y | j | € 20 . . j | BC - DR/aj t * : ' w * ® I‘f"? a a a ® a .. § s & * 8 " e & 6 ~ (}f The criteria and guidelines for the application referred to in the above letter is on the reverse of this / â€" sheet. It came to the Provincial Program Coordinator who took it to the F.W.I. O Board. Board agreed ;. on fowarding the letter to Ms. Grier. If you feel there is discrimination, feel free to send your letter of ‘ .concern to her. , â€" t ut of _ ,n;itlli â€" . . * | * ".i e % § . o ® . * %%?Fi‘ â€" * â€"A¢" . >