I would also like to start by thanking the member for Niagara for bringing this motion forward and the Canadian Cancer Society and those who have been active on this issue.

Speaker, many people have talked about cost and cost savings, and those are all legitimate concerns that should be taken into account. But I want to say that if my colleague’s motion results in a reduction in the number of people who show up in the radiation treatment waiting room at Princess Margaret hospital, if my colleague’s motion results in a reduction in the number of people who spend time in chemotherapy rooms in hospitals in Kingston, Ottawa, London, Windsor, Timmins, then that motion will have saved quite a few lives and served the people of this province well.

All of us, through our families and our networks of friends, know people who have suffered with cancer and, unfortunately, died of cancer. We’ve been to the funerals. We’ve seen people wither. We know that, in this society, even $35 or $50, which is not a huge amount if you’re an MPP, is a substantial chunk of cash, and when it comes to a question of giving people a chance at surviving a cancer that can be quite effective when not caught early, I don’t quite understand why there needs to be a debate, quite honestly.

I think the member for Niagara put it quite powerfully: We have to look after ourselves, our brothers and our sisters. We don’t want to put them through this. We don’t want to spend time with them in palliative care because we don’t want them to be there because of this. I urge the government to support this motion. Thank you.