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House Hansard - 148

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 14, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 148 - Dec/14/22
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Dec/14/22 2:33:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we have all heard from across the country how Canadians need access to family doctors, how Canadians need access to better mental health services more quickly and how Canadians need to see shortened wait times and an end to surgery backlogs. That is exactly what we are committed to. We have been working with the provinces. Our health minister has been directly engaged with his counterparts over the past many months to ensure that, as we invest more in health care across this country, we are delivering results and outcomes that Canadians can count on. That is what Canadians want. That is what we are going to be delivering.
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Context: House Hansard - 148 - Dec/14/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Dec/14/22 2:48:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, our hospitals are overflowing, children's hospitals being the worst case. I have seen it myself when taking my daughter to an emergency room. We were waiting with other small kids while there is a shortage. Ironically, we have the doctors. In fact, we bring in thousands of immigrant doctors to the country every single year, but only 41% of them are able to practise in this country. Only 36% of immigrant nurses have the licence to practise. The federal government could encourage provinces to speed up recognition of foreign credentials, as we successfully did under the previous government. Why has the Prime Minister failed so miserably at doing so?
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Context: House Hansard - 148 - Dec/14/22
Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)
  • Dec/14/22 2:53:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are in a pediatric health crisis. The Prime Minister promised $3.2 billion to hire 7,500 new doctors and nurses. It is a promise that could help us deal with this crisis. I have a simple question. Where is that money?
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