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Louis Plamondon

  • Member of Parliament
  • Bloc Québécois
  • Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 65%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $90,342.73

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Context: House Hansard - 131 - Nov/21/22
Mr. Louis Plamondon
  • Nov/21/22 4:53:49 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Madam Speaker, I talked about the health transfers that all the provinces have requested. Quebec and all the provinces are calling for a new cost-sharing arrangement with an additional $28 billion going to the provinces. The federal government may say that this is not immediately feasible, but it could at least promise to do it in increments. It could make a two-, three- or four-year agreement to reach that 35% target. I would remind the House that health transfers to the provinces were 50% in 1993. This is critically important. It is what the provinces are calling for, and it is becoming increasingly pressing right now. I read a document about Ontario, where the situation is critical. In Quebec, the situation is critical in all hospitals. We need the money that is owed to us. The Constitution very clearly states that the transfers must be unconditional.
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Context: House Hansard - 65 - May/5/22
Mr. Louis Plamondon
Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question. That is exactly what I said in my speech. Quebec's entire health care community, like every premier in Canada, is calling for health transfers with no conditions because it is the provinces that manage the hospitals, that organize them and the work. The role of the federal government is clearly stated in the Constitution. It consists solely of transferring money to the provinces so that they can provide quality health care services. Seniors in Quebec and everywhere are calling for this. The entire health care community, including doctors, unions, and health care workers, is calling for transfers with no conditions.
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