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House Hansard - 160

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 14, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 160 - Feb/14/23
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • Feb/14/23 2:24:50 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there is no health agreement. An agreement requires that people agree to it. The Prime Minister imposed his offer on his counterparts. He exploited the fact that Quebec and the provinces are stretched to the limit by a health crisis, which was caused by federal underfunding that he himself is responsible for. They are so hard-pressed that they must accept the unacceptable. The Prime Minister could have resolved the problem of chronic underfunding of health care. All he did was buy some peace, and for not a lot of money at that. Why did he not choose to truly help care for those in need?
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Context: House Hansard - 160 - Feb/14/23
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • Feb/14/23 2:26:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Quebec and the provinces were demanding that the federal government pay its fair share, meaning 35% of total health costs. The Prime Minister's offer ups its share from 22% to a paltry 24%. Let us not forget that when the Liberal Party came to power in 2015, the share was 24%. The government is merely righting its terrible wrong. We need 35%. It started at 24%, got cut to 22%, and now it is going back up to 24%. Nothing is changing; we are going in circles. Does the government realize that, in the meantime, our health care systems are following a nice straight line, straight into the wall?
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