Mr. Speaker, since when did access to universal health care in the country depend on where we live and how much we make?
A Canadian study in today's New England Journal of Medicine shows that our chances of living through a heart attack depends on how rich we are. If we are wealthy we are 20% more likely to get high quality treatment.
Another study leaked two weeks ago shows that Windsor residents have higher death rates and suffer more from 22 serious illnesses, including birth defects and heart disease, than other Canadians.
Where are the Liberals? The silence is deafening. Even worse, the government is contributing to two-tier health care through wilful neglect and a refusal to enforce the Canada Health Act.
Today, let us make a real commitment to end this agenda of silence and complicity and to ensure that every Canadian has equal access to a healthy life no matter where they live and how much is in their pocketbook.