“A program spent lots of money under the other guys. We kept it going. When it failed we stopped.”
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The opposition grilled the government on a $300 million e-prescription program called PrescribeIT that was cancelled due to low uptake. Taxpayers footed huge executive salaries before it was scrapped. The government deflected, saying the program started under the previous government and they made the tough call to end it when it wasn't working.
“The program spent money. It didn't work out. We stopped it. We will spend money on other things.”
“What this means is the Conservative government is going to take money away from programs that aren't working and give it to programs that do work.”