Health  Mr. Speaker, I can tell the House that certainly the initial investigation reveals that a document was inadvertently sent out. We continue the investigation. Let me agree with the hon. member that it is unacceptable to send out documents that are not meant to be sent out and we

Health  Mr. Speaker, as the hon. member knows, or should know, the document that was released was a series of talking points. It was not a scientific investigation. It was not a scientific document. I will tell hon. members in this House, and I hope the hon. member agrees with me, that

Health  Mr. Speaker, I can tell the House that in budget 2006 we have been very supportive of the 10 year deal on health care, which includes transfer funding at an unprecedented level for the provinces and territories to meet the health care needs of their patients and constituents. T

Health  Mr. Speaker, I would like to tell the hon. member that no medical device, including silicone gel breast implants, is approved or authorized for sale in Canada if the health risks exceed the benefits. That is our government's position. We support women's health.

Health  Mr. Speaker, indeed, there has been great progress in wait time guarantees. Right off the mark, the government of Quebec announced its own wait time guarantee program. We are initiating discussions with the other provinces. The hon. member is misinformed when she cites the previ

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I can tell the House that we intend to fulfill our promises that were based on budget 2006, promises to aboriginal Canadians from coast to coast to coast, which the hon. member and her caucus voted against.

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the Auditor General has expressed a tale of mismanagement that has a direct impact on the health and safety of aboriginal Canadians. We do not have to make any excuses but we will be part of the solution rather than the members opposite who have been part of the prob

Health  Mr. Speaker, I have been called a lot of things in my life, but never a Liberal. I do not think that this is one of my worries. I too am mystified by the lack of enforcement by the previous government. I do not know what its strategy was for increasing accessibility to health ca

Health  Mr. Speaker, as the hon. member knows, we are in the middle of a process that was started in 2004 with the provinces and territories to undertake a review of a national pharmaceutical strategy. I cannot stand in my place today and jump the gun on that. I am going to wait for that

Health  Mr. Speaker, in my colleague's budget on behalf of the Government of Canada, there was $1 billion earmarked for pandemics and pandemic planning. To prepare for the pandemic, $600 million is going to go to various government agencies designed to cooperate not only with other pro

Health  Mr. Speaker, it is important for this situation to be more regulated. The regulatory requirements are now clear. I want to add that in the current context a doctor has to make the request. I believe this situation is clearer and promotes women's health.

Health  Mr. Speaker, it is important for the situation to be regulated. That is now the case. It is important for Health Canada to protect women at all times. I want to add in this House that a regulated situation exists and that we can defend women in this situation.

Health  Mr. Speaker, what I can report to the House is that the budget of this government has added a further 6%, $1.1 billion, in transfer payments to the provinces. Next year there will be another $1.2 billion. Of the $41 billion of the new deal for health care, fully $5.5 billion wil

Health  Mr. Speaker, as I explained to the House, there is an additional investment in wait time reductions. We have followed through on our promises, which are consistent with our promises in the campaign. If I were dining on Liberal promises, I would be wasting away right now. They do

Hepatitis C  Mr. Speaker, as hon. members on both sides of the House know, this issue has been festering for a number of years. We made a campaign pledge and we intend to keep it.