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NATION llli: VANC.Ol'VI Sl'N, IKIIWY, M.l I 13, lH All i nr it, i Ontario MD loses licence for assisting with suicide Dr. Maurice Gencrcux admits to professional misconduct in 1996 suicide and an earlier suicide attempt nine months earlier. 1 A 1 CANADIAN PRESS and SOUTIIAM NEWSPAPERS TORONTO The first doctor in Canada convicted of helping a patient commit suicide was stripped of his medical licence Thursday. A barely audible plea of was the only word Dr. Maurice Genereux uttered at his disciplinary hearing, the first case of assisted.

I le pleaded guilty before a five-member college panel to professional misconduct in the April 1996 suicide of Aaron McGinn and a suicide bid nine months earlier of Mark Jewitt. Jewitt survived. He closed his office Wednesday but can appeal to have his licence restored after one year. "The college finds Dr. Genereux's behaviour reprehensible and serious; an unacceptable breach of standards and obligations," said Dr.

Dody Bienenstock, chairwoman of i i ne PM sets aside $160 million to mark new millennium You can help us lead the way to find the cures National celebration the panel that regulates Ontario's doctors. The francophone Albertan, who earned his medical degree at the University of Alberta in 1971, first arrived in Toronto in 1984 seeking to start a practice. The Ontario college knew Genereux was addicted to drugs, so it gave him only a 12-month general licence, but imposed conditions: lie wasn't allowed to prescribe narcotics, he had to practise under the supervision of another doctor, and he had to arrange his own treatment for drug addiction. He followed these terms and was granted further licences in 1985 and 1986. In 1987 the restrictions were lifted and Genereux established himself as one of the few doctors treating AIDS and HIV-infected patients in Toronto's downtown gay community.

Then in 1994 he was back at the college again, pleading guilty to six counts of professional misconduct for fondling and sexually harassing patients between 1987 and 1991. The college suspended Genereux for two years, but lifted 15 months of the suspension after the doctor met several conditions. In Feb. 1995 the college reinstated Genereux's full right to practise, saying that he posed no danger to the public. Genereux resumed his treatment of HIV patients.

And in the following two summers he helped the two despondent, HIV-infected men try to kill themselves. for Cancer. Your contribution to the Millennium Campaign will be one of the most significant gifts you will ever make) SUSAN O'REILLY, M.B., FRCPC Where the money will go: Later this year, application forms for millennium funding will go out and organizations may present their own ideas to mark the event. Specific federal projects include contributing to the Trans-Canada Trail a hiking and biking trail across the country. A rural-urban youth exchange, cross-Canada concerts on New Year's Eve 1999, and a national database and Internet forum.

A 32-hour "peoples' history of Canada" documentary, a 24-hour play-writing contest and arts and cultural festivals. A cross-country tour of the Mounties' famous Musical Ride. Head of the Division of Medical Oncology BC Cancer Agency SOUTHAM NEWSPAPERS Que. Prime Minis- Jean Chretien has started the countdown to the new mil- 1 lennium, devoting $160 million over the next three years to help Canadians celebrate the turn of the century. I Chretien vowed Thursday 'that the money will be spent sparingly, providing seed money for community-based projects that will leave a legacy for 1 "future generations.

The money will not be blown on a year-long party, 1 Chretien stressed. 1 "Canadians don't want a big millennium blow-out with nothing to show for it the morning after but a hangover and a lot of bills," Chretien told 'an eclectic crowd of school children, cabinet ministers and community groups gathered at the Museum of Civilization. The government has set up a temporary Millennium Bureau to coordinate events, launched a web site, produced a logo and 1 come up with a slogan for the year 2000 celebrations: Sharing the Memory, Shaping the Dream. The federal government is planning to focus on events that will celebrate Canada's history and invest in its future, with particular emphasis on young people. 1 1 il I he art of healing is an ancient one.

An art that constantly changes and evolves. At the BC Cancer Agency, we remain at the forefront of the search for new methods of treating cancer, finding cures, and improving the lives rWdJrtffV ht patients living with cancer. One such method involves TaxoHpaclitaxel), drug di'ilvt'd from lh? IMfie Vm These trees are grown and harvested in British Columbia, and the drug Taxol which was discovered in their bark, offers hope to people with lung, breast and ovarian cancers. FOOD CORRECTION tn our flyer running March 12-15, 1998, the following errors occurred: t. The following brand names ore not available in Canada HOTPOINT, KEtVINATOR for appliances, TOSHIBA, ALTEC LANSING, HARMAN KARDON.

ADVENT and ACOUSTIC RESEARCH for home portable audio, CLARION. CLIFFORD, PANASONIC and JBl for car audio. 2- Radar dectectors are no) available in Ontario. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers. Among the projects the federal government will help fund are completion of the Trans-Canada hiking trail, tree planting, rural-urban youth exchanges, a 32-hour "peoples' history of Canada" documentary, a 24-hour play-writing contest and arts and cultural festivals.

Southam News Call 33-11 SUN 11M1II Our search for new cures for cancer is helped by companies such as Bristol-Myers Squibb. They have t'OfiimllltHl tlx? (line, energy wid money to develop as a commercial drug. They also helped develop a semisynthetic version from nursery grown trees. The search for new and improved treatments demands the collaboration of many partners and tremendous financial resources. That is why we have launched the Millennium Campaign.

It is our goal to raise $100 million dollars by the end of the century for the fight against cancer. This money will be wisely invested in research, education and treatment. Votir help Is needed, Vtem join tis on (his journey of discovery, if 7 '-'4H iV YIIS! i 1 BC Cancer Agency Foundation Research want to help unlock the mysteries of cancer and set the stage to find the cures. My chequemoney order payable to the British Columbia Cancer Foundation is enclosed for: $50 $100 $250 $500 Other Please charge my: Visa M.isterCard LI American Express Exjv Signal are Mr. DMrs.

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