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House Hansard - 147

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 13, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 147 - Dec/13/22
Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)
  • Dec/13/22 12:02:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am requesting an emergency debate concerning the state of children's hospitals and health care as it relates to children in our country. We have heard the serious news that in Ottawa, the nation's capital, the Red Cross had to be called in to assist at the children's hospital. The Red Cross is called when there is a disaster. In Alberta, trailers have been set up in front of children's hospitals because of the demand and over-crowding in children's hospitals. Children are dying because of respiratory illnesses. We have heard heartbreaking stories from health care professionals about how bad the system is. We need a debate to lay out how serious the crisis is, to hear the stories and the experiences of health care workers and patients, and to chart a course to protect our health care system. We need to keep it publicly administered and ensure that everyone gets the care they need, particularly children, as they are being impacted hard right now. That is why I am requesting an emergency debate in the House today.
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Context: House Hansard - 147 - Dec/13/22
Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)
  • Dec/13/22 2:31:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on behalf of all New Democrats, I want to extend our condolences to the friends and family of Jim Carr on his passing. We are in a pediatric health crisis. At the Sainte-Justine hospital in Montreal, workers have said this is unprecedented: the wait times, children getting sick, exasperated parents, desperate workers. We have a Prime Minister who lacks leadership. When will the Prime Minister show some leadership, meet with the premiers and find solutions to fix this crisis?
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Context: House Hansard - 147 - Dec/13/22
Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)
  • Dec/13/22 2:32:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Red Cross had to be called in to the Ottawa Children's Hospital. There is a trailer set up at the Children's Hospital in Calgary. Parents and children have such high demand for services that they have to wait out in the cold, so it has a trailer. Children are dying from respiratory illness, and this is just the beginning of the season. In Montreal, workers are saying that this is the worst they have ever seen. We have a Prime Minister who is not showing up to provide solutions. When will the Prime Minister work with the premiers, meet with them and find solutions instead of excuses to deal with this crisis?
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