Madam Speaker, the Minister of Health will visit Newmarket and Aurora this weekend for a $125-a-plate political luncheon.
While the minister stops in our community, it is important that he not come away thinking all is well and that he sees the challenges that face our health care system.
While there, he should visit the Southlake Regional Health Centre where wait times force residents into my constituency office. He should speak with his provincial counterpart to encourage that the federal health dollars transferred to the province be delivered to the regional cancer centre as promised. The minister must also be reminded of the shortage of doctors and nurses in the area.
He should also know that many of my fellow citizens are very concerned about plans to run electricity transmission lines through our back yards. I believe he and his department have a responsibility to regulate the EMF risk as a public health issue.
I invite the minister back to Newmarket and Aurora any time for a public town hall meeting to discuss the better delivery of health care for our community.