Mr. Speaker, since the release of the Romanow report the Prime Minister has been clear in his calls for greater accountability with respect to the money we spend on health care.
I rise today to assure the Prime Minister that his leadership on this vital issue has the support of my constituents.
According to a health care survey I conducted in my riding, 93% of my constituents agree that mechanisms should be put in place to increase government accountability. Of the more than 2,000 health care surveys we received, 85% of my constituents agreed that “the federal government should insist on stronger national standards where federal health care dollars are spent by the provinces”.
Like Mr. Romanow, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Health, my constituents and I strongly believe that any additional money put into our health care system must result in real reform that requires increased accountability to the taxpayers of Canada.