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Patricia Lattanzio

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of the panel of chairs for the legislative committees Member of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians
  • Liberal
  • Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 66%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $104,850.21

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Mr. Speaker, last week, members of this House voted on my private member's bill, Bill C-252, which aims to prohibit the marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages to children aged 13 and under. While the Bloc and the NDP voted in favour of this initiative to protect the health of children, the Conservatives voted against it, once again demonstrating that the health of Canadians is always their last priority. Could the Minister of Health please speak to the importance of the child health protection act?
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his excellent question. As I mentioned in my speech, it has been estimated that it is costing Canadians $13.8 billion annually to deal with diseases that are compounded and related to unhealthy eating habits. I think that in the long run, investing and putting forward these types of restrictions would contribute to reducing the health care that Canadians need and reducing the costs associated to—
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