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House Hansard - 134

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 24, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 134 - Nov/24/22
Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)
  • Nov/24/22 2:34:41 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the lack of leadership shown by this government and this Prime Minister has opened the door to privatization in the health care sector. Conservative premiers across the country are attacking our health care system, and the Prime Minister is not showing the leadership needed to address this crisis. What will it take for the Prime Minister to take action and stand up for our health care system?
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Context: House Hansard - 134 - Nov/24/22
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Nov/24/22 2:35:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as the hon. member knows full well, we are actively engaged in discussions with the provinces and territories on health investments, but we are in the process of ensuring that we are delivering concrete results. We are very concerned about the trend toward privatization that we are seeing in some parts of the country. That is why we remain deeply committed to the principles of the Canada Health Act. We will be there to help the provinces deliver results, but we will be there to ensure that those results truly help individuals, families, those who need it.
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Context: House Hansard - 134 - Nov/24/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Nov/24/22 2:53:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to hear that question. First, I acknowledge the very severe pressure health care workers throughout our country are under; second, I recognize the pressure on patients, with backlogs in surgeries and backlogs in diagnostics; and third, we are also very concerned with the pressure and the ambition we see across Canada around the privatization of our health care system. We want to maintain accessibility, universality and fairness in the health care system across our country.
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