Mr. Speaker, I would like to reiterate that the Government of Canada is firmly committed to actively defending our publicly funded health care system. We will ensure Canadian citizens continue to have quality health care in accordance with the principles enshrined within the Canada Health Act. This includes striving to eliminate extra billing and user charges, which create barriers to accessing care.
Our government will work collaboratively with its provincial and territorial counterparts to realize the Canada Health Act's goal of ensuring that access to necessary health care in Canada is based on medical need and not one's ability or willingness to pay, as I said earlier. As a government, we take that goal seriously and our administration of the Canada Health Act reflects that.
The values underpinning Canada's universal public health care system are more important than ever as we continue to respond to the unprecedented challenges presented by the COVID-19 outbreak. The Government of Canada will continue to defend universally accessible health care for all Canadians.