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"I hope they will have an impact My big concern is family doctors 1 hope that it‘s easier lor people in the community to find a fanuly doctor when they need one, especially when vou‘ve moved into town here from sumewhere else." C ~CL _ "Fa ‘gAh )‘ Will the local health care forums have any ‘[lll @ @ impact on the delivery of health care services? 14 4 4 da a enc s nrope beopas tw ye e a n e i Melanie Hilliard *Yes. 1 think so. Because after all it‘s health and health is important to peoâ€" Pedram Ebrahimianâ€"D "I think that they would help peoâ€" ple recognize where there are gaps in the services, but unless city, regional or provincial governments are willâ€" ing to put any money behind forum findings, then they‘re not going to make a difference." Margaretâ€"Anne Cripps "I would hope that they would have some impact. I guess I‘m a bit pessimistic in that respect. 1 don‘t think that the provincial government in particular is very responsive to the needs of the community. They seem much more interested in what the investors think about the investment climate in Ontarnio." Tim Bergelt "In the long term, I would say no.. For example, I think (the decision not to close St. Mary‘s General Hosâ€" pital) was a local decision. And I think given the track record of this provincial government, I‘d seriously doubt that they‘d listen to groups of citizens." Maura Brown