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House Hansard - 170

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 21, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 170 - Mar/21/23
Mr. Mario Simard (Jonquière, BQ)
  • Mar/21/23 2:59:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the ink on the health transfers agreement is not even dry and the federal government is already making cuts. It has announced $82 million in cuts to health care funding, and half of those cuts will be made in Quebec. Ottawa is taking $41 million out of our health care system. The minister must know that all our health centres are in crisis. At this time, the ER in Lachine has been partly closed since February. In the Outaouais, the ER occupancy rate is at 200%. How can anyone be so heartless as to make cuts to emergency rooms at this time?
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Context: House Hansard - 170 - Mar/21/23
Mr. Mario Simard (Jonquière, BQ)
  • Mar/21/23 3:00:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what the federal government is doing is completely unacceptable. Quebec has not yet received one cent from the forced agreement on health transfers. On top of having to wait for the money to be budgeted in Ottawa, we now know the minister is already making cuts. Not only is he barely meeting one-sixth of Quebec's emergency room needs, but, before the money is even paid out, he is taking $41 million away from us. Is there anyone left on the other side of the House who is smart enough to understand that now is not the time to make cuts to health care?
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