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Health

In the Health section's Oral Questions, the Conservatives grilled the Liberals on a failed $300 million government program called PrescribeIT that had less than 5% uptake. The CEO responsible for the program was paid $900,000 per year. The Liberals acknowledged the issues and said they had spoken to the board of directors, who took steps to remove the CEO. However, the Conservatives continued to press for accountability and having the Auditor General review the matter, while the Liberals emphasized that they took the matter seriously and would continue working on it.

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Hon. Marjorie Michel

Liberal
“I'm going to claim I took action by talking to the board. I want to look like I'm fixing this mess without giving real details.”
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Hon. Marjorie Michel

Liberal
“I'll go to the committee eventually. Stop asking me about this. I already got rid of the CEO. I'll keep working on it.”
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