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House Hansard - 25

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 7, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 25 - Feb/7/22
Mr. Mario Simard (Jonquière, BQ)
  • Feb/7/22 2:41:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on Friday, all the provincial premiers once again asked the federal government to pay its fair share for health care. They unanimously reiterated that the federal government must increase transfers to cover 35% of health care costs. They are once again reaching out to the Prime Minister in the hopes of coming to an agreement in the next few weeks. My question is a very simple one. Will Ottawa finally pay its fair share and increase transfers to cover 35% of health care costs?
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Context: House Hansard - 25 - Feb/7/22
Mr. Mario Simard (Jonquière, BQ)
  • Feb/7/22 2:42:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is unfortunate, but the investments the minister just mentioned are not sustainable investments. They are pandemic-related investments. I issued a challenge to the minister. If he believes that funding 22% of health care costs is enough, he should follow our leader's suggestion and call a summit on health care funding. If everyone agrees that 22% is enough, I swear I will never talk about health again. I have a simple question for him. Is he willing to call a summit on health care funding, yes or no?
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Context: House Hansard - 25 - Feb/7/22
Mr. Mario Simard (Jonquière, BQ)
  • Feb/7/22 2:43:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the federal government's decision to underfund health care comes at a cost. There is a price to be paid for pushing health care networks to the limit and hoping that nothing unexpected brings it all crashing down. Quebeckers feel as though they are the ones paying the price, what with the offloading of responsibilities and the lockdown measures. We need to rebuild the health care system, and the federal government needs to prove it has learned from past mistakes. When will the government understand that it needs to urgently invest in the health care system?
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