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House Hansard - 149

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
January 30, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 149 - Jan/30/23
Mrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Salaberry—Suroît, BQ)
  • Jan/30/23 2:59:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after years of pressure from Quebec, the provinces and the Bloc Québécois, the first ministers will finally meet on February 7 to talk health transfers. However, the federal government is trying to manage expectations by calling it a working meeting to discuss demands. We all know what those demands are. Ottawa needs to cover 35% of health care costs. That is what the premiers have been saying for the past 28 months, and they said it yet again in this morning's press release. The federal government knows what they need. Is it going to bring its chequebook to the February 7 meeting?
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Context: House Hansard - 149 - Jan/30/23
Mrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Salaberry—Suroît, BQ)
  • Jan/30/23 3:00:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, meanwhile, the crisis is worsening in our hospitals. The situation is so untenable that exhausted nurses at Maisonneuve-Rosemont hospital refused to go back to work two weeks ago. They even threatened to quit. At this point, working meetings are not enough; they need results. Quebec and the provinces have been voicing their needs. They have been doing so for the past 28 months, and they did so again this morning. On February 7, will Ottawa at least put some money on the table, to prove that it is negotiating in good faith?
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