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House Hansard - 54

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 6, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 54 - Apr/6/22
Mr. Mario Simard (Jonquière, BQ)
  • Apr/6/22 3:01:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois and the Prime Minister may disagree on health transfers, but we need to listen to what health care workers are telling us. On Monday, all health care professionals, including doctors, nurses, psychologists, physios and support staff, called for a sustainable, unconditional increase in health transfers. They all denounced the federal government's underfunding and said that the government's one-time, conditional payments do not work. More than anything, they want to be heard. Will the Prime Minister host a public summit on health care funding for health care personnel?
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Context: House Hansard - 54 - Apr/6/22
Mr. Luc Thériault (Montcalm, BQ)
  • Apr/6/22 3:02:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister cannot dismiss out of hand the expertise of those responsible for health care. They are the backbone of the health care system. Today, these men and women are calling for a substantial, recurrent, no-strings-attached increase in federal funding. They want to plan the future of health care. They want predictability. Why will the Prime Minister not immediately commit to participating in a summit with them?
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Context: House Hansard - 54 - Apr/6/22
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Apr/6/22 3:03:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, for two years, we have celebrated our health care heroes who have done an outstanding job of supporting Canadians during the pandemic. We also listened to them. We heard that more investments are required and, more importantly, that our health care workers need better results and more support. That is why we are going to be there. We promised to be there to increase health transfers, but we are going to do it in partnership with the provinces and territories to ensure that we get those results for workers and Canadians.
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