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House Hansard - 27

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 9, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 27 - Feb/9/22
Mr. Mario Simard (Jonquière, BQ)
  • Feb/9/22 2:46:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberal member for Louis-Hébert understands that the Prime Minister's position on health transfers is untenable. It is imperative that the Prime Minister increase health funding in the long term. This is essential if we are to catch up on all the delayed surgeries, hire nurses and increase the number of beds, so that we never again have to lock down an entire population in order to protect the health care system. Some 85% of citizens are calling on the Prime Minister to increase health transfers to cover 35% of health care costs. Will the Prime Minister listen to them? He has their money in his hands, not his own.
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Context: House Hansard - 27 - Feb/9/22
Mr. Mario Simard (Jonquière, BQ)
  • Feb/9/22 2:47:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the phrase “be there” is losing all meaning. The Prime Minister is the only one too stubborn to increase the federal share of health care funding to 35%. Even his member for Louis-Hébert is criticizing him. In doing so, his member is joining every party in the National Assembly, the governments of Quebec and every province and territory, 85% of Canadians and 86% of Quebeckers. When someone is the only one who is right, often that is because they are too stubborn to admit they are wrong. Instead of going against everyone else, when will the Prime Minister provide the federal government's fair share for health care?
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