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House Hansard - 131

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 21, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 131 - Nov/21/22
Mr. Mario Simard (Jonquière, BQ)
  • Nov/21/22 2:39:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on the topic of health, the Prime Minister came out of his meeting with François Legault at the Sommet de la Francophonie a changed man, I would say. He said that Quebec is doing, and I quote, “a very good job” with data collection. It is amazing how things progress when we communicate. Imagine how much progress would be made if the Prime Minister brought all the premiers together to address the issue of transfers. My question is simple. When will the Prime Minister invite his counterparts to a public summit on health care funding? We have been asking for over a year.
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Context: House Hansard - 131 - Nov/21/22
Mr. Mario Simard (Jonquière, BQ)
  • Nov/21/22 2:41:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that is a fine grocery list, but that is not what we are talking about. Incredibly, this is the first time in over a year that the Prime Minister has had anything good to say about Quebec or the provinces in terms of transfers. All it took was a face-to-face meeting. In my mind, that would suggest that organizing meetings could lead to an agreement on increased funding for health care. I have a very simple question for my colleague. Why is the federal government stubbornly refusing our request for a public summit on health funding? What is so scary about that?
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Context: House Hansard - 131 - Nov/21/22
Mr. Mario Simard (Jonquière, BQ)
  • Nov/21/22 2:42:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we must act now. The time for distractions is over. For over a year now, we have been calling for a premiers' summit on increasing funding for health care. Meanwhile, surgery waiting lists are extremely long. Some people feel ill but cannot get a diagnosis. Some health care workers are thinking of changing careers. All of these people expect their governments to reach an agreement to increase funding for health care. How much more precious time will the federal government waste before holding a summit on health care funding?
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