Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech.
I found it deplorable to hear her cast blame on already maligned systems that are making do with what they have.
There was some misinformation about the actions taken. It is not true that Quebec waited for the military's report before taking action. Quebec set up training and called on workers before the infamous report was released.
That said, China experienced its first wave back in October. We all saw the measures they took in November and December. Questions were being asked in the House at the end of January about what could be implemented at that time. We cannot turn back the clock, but we can avoid repeating past mistakes.
If this situation were to happen again, when and how should the government take preventive action?
I would like to remind members that Quebec's and the provinces' health budgets are still $23 billion to $51 billion short every year, and not temporarily.