Health committee  , the natural inclination for us as MPs is to focus on the people here in the room, which is normal, but it puts people online at a disadvantage. I would recommend that in the future, if possible, we dedicate one hour to the people who are online and one hour to the people who

Health committee   to government is way bigger than the amount they invested. I think that's an important consideration, if we're talking about millions or billions of dollars here or there. I think personally that social costs in the long term greatly outweigh any investments we can make in kids today. My

Health  Mr. Speaker, perhaps my colleague did not hear me when I said that we will always stand up for our fundamental public universal health care. I will say it again: We will always stand up for our public universal health care. Our government remains ready to work

Health  , enhancing access to family health services, improving mental health and substance use services, helping Canadians age with dignity closer to home, and using health data and digital health more effectively. We will always be there to support our universal public health care system.

Health   to account. Our government remains committed to evolving our public health response as situations change, and as public health demands change, we will adapt to the needs of Canadians and apply appropriate measures at the border and monitor compliance with public health measures

Health   to protect Canadians. We have adapted our COVID-19 response based on the latest science and evidence. Designated quarantine facilities met public health guidelines for the purposes of accommodating travellers to quarantine as required by emergency orders under the Quarantine Act

Health  Madam Speaker, we share the deep concerns that Canadians have regarding the significant challenges that our health care system is experiencing, and we recognize that urgent actions are necessary to address the current health care worker crisis. In fact, in the health committee

Health  Mr. Speaker, let me be clear: Canadians are proud of our system, and this government is too. It is based on need and not the ability to pay, and we believe that all one should need in order to get health care is a health card, not a credit card. We will make sure that our

Questions on the Order Paper   has access to a number of non-mRNA doses. Together, these doses will ensure the COVID-19 vaccine needs of all Canadians will continue to be met. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, the Government of Canada is working in close collaboration with provinces and territories

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, Budget 2022 proposed funding of $5.3 billion over five years, starting in 2022-23, and $1.7 billion ongoing for a national dental care program for Canadians who earn under $90,000. The interim Canada Dental Benefit is the first stage of the Government’s plan

Health  . For instance, in 2020, 38% of Canadians reported their last emergency department visit was for a primary care treatable condition. As a priority, we are working to improve family health care so that Canadians do not end up in the emergency room when they could have an appointment

Elections Canada   healthiest democracies, something that we can all be proud of in the House and across the country. Members of the procedure and House affairs committee, of which the member opposite is a member, heard from the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs earlier today, who confirmed

Health committee   to ensuring that firefighters and firefighters' physicians are aware of the considerable risk involved, the sacrifice that firefighters make every single day for their communities and the potential health risks of the occupation. I think this really comes down to two things. One

Health committee   the trophy was awarded the first time, and we just sat there and we cried. We cried with these two little kids—I think they were 10 and 12 at the time—Émilie and Hugues. We didn't know that nine years later we were going to be at the Olympics together. Émilie and Hugues are two of my

Health  . The needs of Canadians in rural and remote areas are foremost in our minds, and we will work with provinces and territories in the coming weeks and months to improve our health care system. However, we must not cherry-pick from the list of things that I mentioned tonight. We