Mr. Speaker, the Fraser Health Authority is the fastest growing health authority in British Columbia and yet Royal Columbian Hospital, B.C.'s first hospital, has only 1.6 acute care beds per thousand when the Canadian average is two beds per thousand people.
In addition, 50 beds at Eagle Ridge remain unopened.
Fraser Health is in crisis. Hospital executives are resigning in frustration.
The Conservatives promised to reduce patient wait times and yet now the health minister has admitted they will not keep that promise.
My constituent, Patricia Furdek, told me, “Our federal government needs to make a commitment to our national health care system, fix the inequities and ensure that there are national standards. After all, what's more precious than one's health?”
David Pollard wrote, “I implore you to fight on behalf of all residents of Coquitlam against two tier medical care”.
I do implore the government to take its commitment to health care seriously and ensure that Canadians receive the care they need, when they need it, where they live.