Discussion · Oral Questions
Matt Strauss Conservative
“The health minister said she told a health agency's board to fire its CEO. The head of that board said she never spoke to them about it. I want the minister to tell us which statement is false.”
“Mr. Speaker, in response to my question regarding PrescribeIT on May 6, the Minister of Health said that she spoke to the board of directors of Canada Health Infoway, causing them to fire their million-dollar CEO, Michael Green. However, just the day before, the chair of that board, Dr. Peter Vaughan, said that the health minister had never personally raised concerns with him or the board about the $300 million wasted on PrescribeIT. Both these statements cannot be true. Will the health minister tell us which statement was false?”
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, in response to my question regarding PrescribeIT on May 6, the Minister of Health said that she spoke to the board of directors of Canada Health Infoway, causing them to fire their million-dollar CEO, Michael Green. However, just the day before, the chair of that board, Dr. Peter Vaughan, said that the health minister had never personally raised concerns with him or the board about the $300 million wasted on PrescribeIT. Both these statements cannot be true. Will the health minister tell us which statement was false?