Mr. Speaker, in the past year, thousands of men and women wrote letters to the Minister of Health asking for more funding for prostate cancer research. Unfortunately instead of acknowledging the efforts of those dedicated people, the minister told a media conference in Vancouver last week that the four Liberal MPs in attendance deserved the credit for the increase in prostate cancer research funding.
The people who worked so hard to make this funding a reality do not appreciate being told that a bunch of Liberal trained seal party hacks made it happen. So I am doing what the minister should have done. I am acknowledging the dedication and resolve of those who successfully lobbied the minister to loosen the purse strings.
To the members of prostate cancer support groups across Canada and on behalf of every Canadian family affected by prostate cancer, I extend a sincere thank you to you for your efforts. It was because of you that more prostate cancer research funding was made available.