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Health

A debate that revealed the Liberals spent $300 million on a software program called PrescribeIT that was supposed to replace fax machines for prescriptions, but was barely used by doctors. When confronted about the wasteful spending and shady dealings with Telus Health, the Liberals basically shrugged and said they cancelled it after blowing all the money.

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Hon. Marjorie Michel

Liberal
“I'm saying the government stopped giving money because provinces didn't use the program. I'm not giving any new information.”
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Hon. Marjorie Michel

Liberal
“I want them to use the program. They didn’t use it enough. We stopped the program.”
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