The Canadian Jewish News, Thursday, September 2, 1993-Page 5
Canada
Tories
ByRONCSILLAG
TORONTO — The last nine years of Conservative government have resulted in the "unravelling of the Canadian dream," veteran Liberal membier of Parliament Herb Gray said at a fundraiser for him last week.
Gray cited a recent poll showing Canadians feel, for the first time, that their children will not do as well as they have.
'i find this troubling. I find this shocking," said Gray, Canada's longest-serving Jewish MP.
Heavy hitters in the Jewish community gathered for the small meeting organized by MP Robert Kaplan, who is not seeking re-election in York Centre, the riding he's held since 1974.
Those invited were remindwl that with Kaplan's departure from politics. Gray could become the sole Jew-
ish MP from Ontario, provided no other Jewish candidates are elected in this years's vote and provided Gray holds on to the Windsor West seat he's held continuously since 1962.
The Liberals * 'will do everything they can to restore the Canadian dream," Gray said, adding that the first priority of a Liberal government will be job creation and stimulating economic grdwth.
Gray tore into Prime Minister Kim Campbell, who "left the right-wing Socreds in British Columbia because she liked Brian Mulroney so much.'' Campbell' 'wants to carry on" many of Mulroney's unpopular measures.
It was Mulroney who brought the jecession to Canada sooner than was necessary by "engineering" an economic slowdown to curb inflation. Gray charged.
Gray said that when it comes to Israeli die views of his leader, Jean
Chretien, "are in sync and in harmony" with those of Jewish Canadians.
Chretien has "a personal understanding" of Mideast issues and js "committed" to strengthening Canada's relations with Israel — all a resuh of the leader's "deeply held libertarian values."
But Gray dodged a question on the pursuit of Nazi war criminals in Canada and the Liberals' track recond on the dossier.
Gray cited last spring's annual Canada-Israel Committee meeting, at which Chretien was received "warmly."
Introduced at the meeting was Barry Camjpbell, the Liberal candidate in St. Pa:urs, now held by the retiring Barbara McDougall. Campbell ex-' pressed the hope that with his election, the net amount of Jewish MPs from Ontario would iremain the same after the next vote.
Sen. Jerry Grafstein (left) and retiring MP Rqbert Kaplan (right) flank Windsor MP Herb Gray at a fundraiser for Gray last weekv
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By BEN ROSE
TORONTO — Harold Livergant, founder of Extendicare Health Services Inc. and an ardent supporter of medical and educational causes in Israel, died August 14 at the age of 68.
Bom in Winnipeg, son of the late Solomon and Sarah Livergant of Plunkett. Sask, Livergant was one of the pioneer administrators of medical-hospital plans in that province before moving to Toronto, where he was credited with revolutionizing the private health-care business in Canada.
Livergant served on the board of governors of Mount Sinai Hospital, the international board of governors of Ben-Gurion University and as national prejsident of the Canadian Associates of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He was the Kupat Holim
Man of the Year 1986, an honor awai;ded in recognition of die Harold arid Lynda Livergant N6o-Natal Wing at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva.
Besides health care, his other passion was horses. He kept a stable of thoroughbreds at his farm in Caledon East for racing and breeding.
Livergant started his career as an accountarit after graduating from the University of Saskatchewan. His first taste of health care administration
came when he moved to North Batt-leford and start«l a community hospital planning council.
In 1962, he returned to school. While taking his masters degree in health administration at the University of Toronto, he met John MacK-ay; then administrator of North York General Hospital. Togedier the two
men founded Extendicare.
Livergant believed the private sector could provide quality, cost effective health care through centralized management. He was often quoted as saying: "There are two sins in heath care. One is to deliver a poor quality of health care. And the other is to spend more of society's money than you need to in providing diat care,"
In 1980, Extendicare acquired Crown Life Insurance Co. and in 1983, Extendicare's corporate name Was changed to Crownx Inc. Livergant retired as president and CEO of Extendicare in 1984 and as vice-chairman of the Board of Directors for Crownx in 1992.
Livergant leaves his wife, the former Lynda Silverman, children Elyssa, Bradley and Susan and two grandchildren.
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