Mr. Speaker, I think the parliamentary secretary fails to recognize that, in fact, the nursing station at Garden Hill is, as has been described by others, of World War II vintage. There is no permanent doctor on-site. The nurses do the best they can, but in fact the current government has not lived up to its responsibility to ensure that every child in this country is treated equally, regardless of where they live, regardless of their economic circumstances.
We know the social determinants of ill health are poverty, lack of housing, lack of access to education, and the list goes on. What has the government done in terms of meeting those needs?
I would suggest that one example of just how little the government has done is to look at H1N1 as a case study and realize how many first nation communities like Garden Hill have been knocking at the door of the government saying, “Why don't you recognize that the circumstances we are faced with are creating a much more serious outbreak of H1N1 pandemic and we turn to you, government, to help us deal with them?”
Why does the government not--