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Marilène Gill

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of the Subcommittee on Review of Parliament’s involvement with associations and recognized Interparliamentary groups Deputy whip of the Bloc Québécois Member of the Joint Interparliamentary Council
  • Bloc Québécois
  • Manicouagan
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 65%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $175,049.14

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  • Mar/25/22 11:26:31 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the National Assembly is unanimous: Health transfers must be increased unconditionally. Quebec knows what it needs. All elected members and the public understand that in Quebec, except for the federal Liberals and the member for Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie. They are the ones who know best what the Government of Quebec must do. They know about health care. How many federal family doctors or nurses are there? The government must increase health transfers to 35% with no conditions, the escalator—
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  • Mar/25/22 11:25:11 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, we have been asking the government to increase health transfers for years now. The Conservatives cut the escalator and the Liberals have always refused to correct the situation, which means that the federal government's share is decreasing every year. While Quebec is being forced to make tough choices, the federal government keeps lecturing us while cutting health care. That is cynical, and people are suffering the consequences. Will the minister listen to Quebec and increase health transfers to 35% with no strings attached?
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