Mr. Speaker, Richard Rushworth of White Rock knows that the portability principle of the Canada Health Act is a myth.
Currently in Ottawa to visit his son, Mr. Rushworth requires dialysis three times a week but has been told that no public facilities in Ottawa could accommodate him and that he would have to use a private clinic. This would cost him almost $1,400 out of his own pocket.
Why is the Minister of Health not defending the portability principles of the Canada Health Act?