Maggie Chi, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health
“We ended federal funding for the electronic prescription system because the provinces were always supposed to pay for it once it started. Quebec has already agreed to pay for it, and we hope other provinces will too. Meanwhile, the Conservatives are blocking the health committee from talking about important issues, like the rising HIV rates in Manitoba.”
“Mr. Speaker, our government did the responsible thing by announcing the end of the federal funding for PrescribeIT because the plan was always for the provinces and territories to pay their own way once we got the system up and running. Since we made that decision, we have already seen the Province of Quebec come to the table and sign an agreement to pay to use PrescribeIT across pharmacies in Quebec. With Quebec on board, we are hopeful that other provinces will soon want to follow suit. For the past month, the Conservatives have been blocking the health committee from discussing issues that matter to Canadians, like the public health emergency that has been declared in that member’s home province of Manitoba because of the sharp rise in HIV infections. It is disgraceful behaviour by the members opposite who have been engaged in this endless obstruction. The member for Kitchener South—Hespeler on the health committee openly stated that he did not believe we could take any actions as parliamentarians to help Manitoba. Well, I am sorry, but when a public emergency has been declared, on this side of the House we are all hands on deck, while the members opposite are busy making clips for their social media.”
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Mr. Speaker, our government did the responsible thing by announcing the end of the federal funding for PrescribeIT because the plan was always for the provinces and territories to pay their own way once we got the system up and running. Since we made that decision, we have already seen the Province of Quebec come to the table and sign an agreement to pay to use PrescribeIT across pharmacies in Quebec. With Quebec on board, we are hopeful that other provinces will soon want to follow suit. For the past month, the Conservatives have been blocking the health committee from discussing issues that matter to Canadians, like the public health emergency that has been declared in that member’s home province of Manitoba because of the sharp rise in HIV infections. It is disgraceful behaviour by the members opposite who have been engaged in this endless obstruction. The member for Kitchener South—Hespeler on the health committee openly stated that he did not believe we could take any actions as parliamentarians to help Manitoba. Well, I am sorry, but when a public emergency has been declared, on this side of the House we are all hands on deck, while the members opposite are busy making clips for their social media.