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Lisa Marie Barron

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • NDP
  • Nanaimo—Ladysmith
  • British Columbia
  • Voting Attendance: 65%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $144,270.93

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Context: House Hansard - 278 - Feb/8/24
Ms. Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith, NDP)
  • Feb/8/24 1:23:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am wondering if the member could provide me with some insights. We are seeing right now immigrants being blamed for the overcrowded health care system and our lack of housing, when we know what is to blame is consecutive Liberal and Conservative governments that have severely underfunded our housing and health care systems. Our provinces and territories need money to provide health care in our provinces. As such, I am wondering if the member could please share some insights as to when we will see, in health care specifically, our provinces being provided with the funds necessary to provide the health care required. In particular, there was $4.5 billion promised by the Liberals in mental health transfers. We have yet to see that. Our health care system is overloaded. When will we see the appropriate investments being made?
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Context: House Hansard - 162 - Feb/16/23
Ms. Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith, NDP)
  • Feb/16/23 11:40:27 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank the member for sharing some of his experiences working as a family physician, and specifically what he has seen regarding the need for mental health supports for Canadians. I worked in mental health and addictions prior to becoming a member of Parliament, and I saw the impact on our mental health services of a two-tired system, a private-public system. I saw the many ways in which this system provided supports for those who had the funds and left behind those who did not. I am wondering if the member could share with us today whether he agrees that moving toward a privately funded health care system would exacerbate the exact problems we are seeing in our mental health systems. This is instead of moving forward to increase supports for Canadians in need.
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Context: House Hansard - 56 - Apr/8/22
Ms. Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith, NDP)
  • Apr/8/22 12:22:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, people have been struggling since the beginning of the pandemic because our health care system is underfunded. The federal government has been reducing its share of funding to the provinces for many years. Instead of paying its fair share, this government chose not to announce an increase to health transfers in the budget. Can the member explain why it is important for the government to increase health transfers to the provinces and get back to paying its fair share?
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