Mr. Speaker, the Canadian health care system is in crisis. Six million Canadians do not have a family doctor, and wait times have doubled over the past 10 years.
However, rather than putting Canadians' health first, the Liberal government's interim federal health program allows fraudulent and rejected asylum claimants to be bumped to the front of the line while Canadians pay for it. The Parliamentary Budget Officer says the IFHP will cost $1.5 billion annually to pay for supplementary coverage like vision, counselling and home care. These are things that Canadians do not receive, yet Liberals make them pay for it. The fraudsters are taking advantage of our generosity.
Veterans who served our country and young people battling mental health crises are offered nothing by the Liberal government, but rejected refugees get tax-funded psychologists and therapists. A nation that refuses to put its own citizens first is deeply disturbing.
I urge the Liberals to reflect on what kind of message their vote will send to Canadians on the—