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In Chapter Nine, posted last week, I covered how the Toronto Chapter of The Parkinson Foundation of Canada organized to both devise and then secure passage ofThe Trillium Drug Plan, government drug plan for the self-employed and those whose employers do not have insured benefit plans. As I say in Ch. 9, there is a lot of being in the right place at the right time. 1) It is a fundamental right of individuals to have as of right access to necesssary medications 2) An individual should not have to declare bankruptcy or go on social assistance - otherwise known as welfare - to get this access 3) It is up to the State to provide See Ch 9 for details