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Stephen Ellis

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Conservative
  • Cumberland—Colchester
  • Nova Scotia
  • Voting Attendance: 66%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $134,737.37

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Context: House Hansard - 170 - Mar/21/23
Mr. Stephen Ellis (Cumberland—Colchester, CPC)
  • Mar/21/23 3:07:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, perhaps that is too little too late because we know the government promised 7,500 doctors, nurses and nurse practitioners. To date, none have been delivered. This is in spite of the fact that there are more than 50,000 doctors and nurses in Canada who are not working in their chosen profession. The Conservative blue seal program would allow internationally trained health professionals a clear pathway to licensure and a clear answer with respect to their credentials within 60 days of coming to Canada. Why has the government constantly and consistently betrayed qualified new Canadians? When will the Prime Minister take action?
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Context: House Hansard - 170 - Mar/21/23
Mr. Stephen Ellis (Cumberland—Colchester, CPC)
  • Mar/21/23 3:06:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after eight years of the Liberal government, there are almost six million Canadians without access to primary care. In my province of Nova Scotia alone, almost 140,000 people do not have access. Two days ago, the Conservatives over here introduced a blue seal program under which there will be a common standard for doctors trained elsewhere to gain a licence here in Canada. Canadians are beyond frustrated knowing that the doctors who have immigrated to this country are only to be left out in the cold. When will the Prime Minister admit his wrongdoings and take action on behalf of all Canadians?
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Context: House Hansard - 162 - Feb/16/23
Mr. Stephen Ellis
  • Feb/16/23 11:45:24 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I think it would be inappropriate to give all of our plans away to the government since it clearly has no ideas of its own. I think that would be unfortunate. What we know very clearly is that there are immigrants who have come to this country, internationally trained medical graduates, who are unable to work in our system. What we need to do is look at the exact skill sets they have. There is a vast need across every health care human resource sector in this country, and we need to understand exactly how to help those folks fit into the system we have. We know that the training system either does not have the capacity or perhaps, although I am not entirely sure, does not have the desire to train these folks to get to the standard we have, which is very high here in Canada. We also know that Canadians who have trained abroad need to be allowed to come back and show that the skills they have learned in other countries, such as Ireland, are of value to us here in Canada. They would play a fantastic role in our health care system and would be able to provide the care that Canadians so desperately need. We also need to know very clearly what happens when somebody comes here from another country. We cannot have country X losing a doctor and Canada not gaining a doctor. Not giving a place in this country to somebody the immigration system has brought to Canada as a physician is a travesty and is very hurtful to the immigrants coming here to help us.
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