Mr. Chair, I would like to thank the hon. member from Nova Scotia. It was a heartwarming conversation and it brought tears to my eyes. I must say that as long as this side or that side of the House is going to tell those kinds of stories, they are never going to appreciate the reality on the ground. For every story that members tell about how good the health care system is, I have been in practice for 20 years and I have 100 stories to every one of theirs.
Let me set the mood tonight with the latest story of a constituent of mine from Cambridge. I am speaking for the thousands and thousands of residents in my community of Cambridge who do not have doctors. The latest story that is far more touching than the one we just heard is about a 19-year-old who went to a walk-in clinic because he does not have a family doctor. He was misdiagnosed and, as a result, prescribed the wrong medication. When he became addicted to the medication, and it was a problem for the health care people, they fired him. He attempted suicide on Friday. Frankly, the reality is that we do not have enough doctors. Members can tell all the stories they want. There are people dying without doctors.
The other point I want to make is that after 10 years of a majority government, the Liberals are still talking about the problems. Not only do we lack doctors which is risking lives, but the Chamber of Commerce in my riding used to be asked when companies wanted to move into the riding, “Do you have the land and the skilled workers?” Today it is being asked if it has the medical doctors.
I would like to ask the minister, is he feeling pressure from the medical community to not bring more doctors on board and keep the numbers low so Canadians do not have the choice--