“I want the Prime Minister to stop Alberta's two-tier health care. The government should make everyone wait in the same line.”
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In a debate about healthcare, the NDP accused Alberta's private health care law of violating the Canada Health Act by allowing wealthy patients to pay for faster access. The Liberals claimed they were working with Alberta and couldn't confirm non-compliance. Then the Bloc Québécois made unrelated comments about the Prime Minister's absence and jestingly suggested withholding his dessert or sending him to a dungeon.