TranslatePolitics.ca

Recent debates

8 latest topics

06-18 Spring Economic Update 2026 Implementation Act 57 statements 06-18 Spring Economic Update 2026 Implementation Act 19 statements 06-18 Arab Heritage Month Act 5 statements 06-18 The Economy 15 statements 06-18 Government Priorities 2 statements 06-18 Government Priorities 2 statements 06-18 Housing 12 statements 06-18 The Environment 2 statements

Adjournment Proceedings

2026-06-04 Sitting 129 Showing 1–2 of 2

A debate where a Conservative asked why Liberals are blocking the health minister from testifying about a $300-million scandal. The Liberal responded by accusing Conservatives of conspiracy theories, praising the minister's transparency, and noting the previous government's involvement - without answering the question.

Official Hansard ↗

Leslie Church

Liberal 6:45 p.m.

“I'm going to ignore your question and just say you're wrong. That program wasn't good and we stopped it. You're just attacking us to get attention. Your outrage looks fake. Your actions show you don't really care about healthcare.”

Official Hansard

Madam Speaker, I am very glad to have the opportunity to respond this evening. While the member opposite and many of his Conservative colleagues have drawn up elaborate theories about PrescribeIT and Canada Health Infoway, their position does not make any sense. The member opposite has been making absurd claims about a program launched by the previous government, but here are the facts. Our government ended funding for the program because it was not sustainable. Not only that, but the CEO of the organization that launched the program was fired. On top of that, in the House yesterday during question period, the Minister of Health said that she is reviewing funding for the organization in question, Canada Health Infoway. She is looking at its mandate and said that it is not getting any money unless we are sure that its work aligns with its mandate. It does not get more clear-cut than that, except the Conservatives have decided to spread misinformation about the program, all in the name of social media clicks. It is hard to take the outrage on this seriously, especially when we see the Conservatives' behaviour at the health committee, where they have been filibustering since May 7. For the last four meetings, they have used every tool at their disposal to stop the health committee from even voting on a study of the HIV crisis. Every so often they have asked who could possibly be asking for such a study, calling it useless. I think most Canadians in the House would agree that, particularly in Pride Month of all months, that is an untenable and unfathomable position. Does the House know who cares about doing this study? It is some of Canada's leading activists and organizations working in the field of HIV and AIDS who are calling for it. Who else cares about this study? It is the tens of thousands of Canadians living with HIV, not to mention their families and loved ones. When the Conservatives pretend to care about health care in this country, let us look at their actions: spreading false narratives about health care projects and preventing important health care studies from taking place.

View on ourcommons.ca ↗

Leslie Church

Liberal 6:50 p.m.

“I don't want to answer your question. I want to change the subject to something else. Conservatives are bad. We are good. You should talk about different things that make us look better.”

What they said. What they meant.

Recent debates