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October 22, 2004
Sheila Copps released her second autobiography,
Worth Fighting For, and resulted in further public
controversy with Paul Martin and other members of
the Liberal Party. Copps alleged that Martin had put a
pledge in his 1995 budget to rescind the "outdated"
Canada Health Act, and further claimed that her
intervention had the offending line removed from the
document. Her allegations have not been supported
by any of the other individuals involved, and have been
denied by Martin, David Dodge (whom Copps claims
faxed her the draft of the budget), Diane Marleau (who
was Health Minister at the time) and others. The
credibility of her claim is further undermined by
Copps' admission that she is writing based on
memory alone, without any documents or other
evidence to back her up.
Copps had stood in the House of Commons in May of
2004 and announced she would not run for
re-election as an independent. She later suggested in
comments to reporters that she may return to politics
once Paul Martin is no longer Prime Minister.
Sheila Copps released her second autobiography,
Worth Fighting For, and resulted in further public
controversy with Paul Martin and other members of
the Liberal Party. Copps alleged that Martin had put a
pledge in his 1995 budget to rescind the "outdated"
Canada Health Act, and further claimed that her
intervention had the offending line removed from the
document. Her allegations have not been supported
by any of the other individuals involved, and have been
denied by Martin, David Dodge (whom Copps claims
faxed her the draft of the budget), Diane Marleau (who
was Health Minister at the time) and others. The
credibility of her claim is further undermined by
Copps' admission that she is writing based on
memory alone, without any documents or other
evidence to back her up.
Copps had stood in the House of Commons in May of
2004 and announced she would not run for
re-election as an independent. She later suggested in
comments to reporters that she may return to politics
once Paul Martin is no longer Prime Minister.
