Mr. Speaker, firefighters and paramedics respond when we call 911 for their help. They rush to our aid with little regard for their own personal safety. Sometimes they are injured. Sometimes they are infected. They approach Parliament this week with a simple request: "Inform us if we have a risk of infection". This proposal will not produce new testing, will guarantee patient confidentiality and would never result in someone going without the help they desperately need.
In a sense the firefighters are calling 911 to the Minister of Health but she has put them on hold. They deserve better. I call on the health minister to act now.