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House Hansard - 286

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 27, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 286 - Feb/27/24
Mrs. Cheryl Gallant (Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, CPC)
  • Feb/27/24 10:12:05 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition on behalf of the intelligent people from the common-sense riding of Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, in addition to those from Nipissing—Timiskaming, Kanata—Carleton and Nickel Belt. The petitioners are calling upon the government to repeal the regulations with respect to the restraints on natural health products that were passed last year. The reason is that millions of people rely upon them. Taking vitamins and other health products prevents them from getting sick and having to take pharmaceuticals. The people really would like those regulations repealed.
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Context: House Hansard - 286 - Feb/27/24
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux
  • Feb/27/24 1:13:07 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the MAGA Conservative far right is coming out. These are the ones who still deny the pandemic. At the end of the day, thank goodness Canadians and the majority of the people in the House saw the value of protecting the health and well-being of Canadians and that the far right was marginalized back then. As a direct result, more people are living today, in Canada. As a direct result, a lot more people were healthier during that process. However, in the spirit of co-operation because the member wants co-operation. I have a wonderful document that clearly demonstrates—
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Context: House Hansard - 286 - Feb/27/24
Hon. Mark Holland (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Feb/27/24 2:31:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I think it is amazing that the Government of Canada is providing an additional $200 billion over the next 10 years for health care. It takes time to reach a good agreement with each province and territory. It is very clear that by the end of March, there will be an agreement with every province and territory to improve the quality of health care and ensure that our health care system is the best in the world. That is our goal, and it can only be reached with co-operation.
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Context: House Hansard - 286 - Feb/27/24
Mr. Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway, NDP)
  • Feb/27/24 2:32:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, every Canadian should have access to the health care they need when they need it, but a new survey reveals that over six million Canadians do not have access to a family doctor. The Liberals promised to hire 7,500 doctors and nurses in the last election, but they have not delivered. While Liberals delay, Conservatives want to cut the health care people depend on. When will the Liberals act to ensure that more doctors and nurses are hired so everyone can get high-quality and timely health care?
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Context: House Hansard - 286 - Feb/27/24
Hon. Mark Holland (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Feb/27/24 2:32:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, coming out of a pandemic, coming out of some of the most difficult times our planet has ever faced in terms of global health, we have stepped forward. I want to thank the member in the NDP for his work and for pointing out that the Conservatives will cut, and cut deeply. When they talk about what their plans are, they fail to mention that, to achieve them, they are going to need to cut billions and billions out of health, with devastating consequences. In contrast, we are investing in every province and every territory of this country to make sure that we have the best health care system. We will be relentless in that focus, and we will not let the Conservatives deter us.
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Context: House Hansard - 286 - Feb/27/24
Hon. Mark Holland (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Feb/27/24 3:11:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, when it comes to redactions, it was the Public Health Agency of Canada that conducted them. I would ask the opposition members this: Is it their position that a government should be involved in redacting documents? That is a deeply disturbing thing for them to hold as a proposition. Instead, what happened was that we asked Parliament, we suggested and Conservatives refused to look at the documents or to participate but eventually did, to ensure that parliamentarians could look at what information was there and could make the decision that the redactions done by the Public Health Agency were or were not appropriate. The processed worked. It was a process we introduced and one they supported eventually—
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