To the Mayor and Members of Council of the Township of Tiny

As you are aware, the governance of the local hospitals has been an issue of concern for the past 14 months. The appointed supervisor has proposed a system of future governance that will rob the citizens of their corporate membership, put in place appointed boards, and eliminate the transparency, local public accountability and guaranteed accessibility to information which has served the community in the past. We are the tax payers, volunteers and donors who support the hospital and we urge you to act now to guarantee our democratic rights in regards to the hospital. Other municipalities are joining to express concern over the erosion of democratic options in hospital governance.

We ask
That: In recognition of public accountability and democratic principles, the town of Midland hereby supports the efforts of Peter Kormos, MPP to introduce a Private Member's Bill calling for the public election of all hospital boards in the Province of Ontario and further,

That : In recognition of public accountability, transparency and democratic principles, the town of Midland hereby supports the public election of the local hospital board members in our hospital and further,
That: a letter to that effect be forwarded to Dr Kevin Smith, the Honourable David Caplan and the newly appointed board members of the new hospital.

Respectfully submitted,