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Marjorie Michel

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Michel works to modernize health care through legislation like Bill S-5 while frequently relying on passive voice to describe government actions, such as when she noted that “corrective measures were applied.” She also details policy decisions, for instance, explaining the decision to end the PrescribeIT program “to protect Canadians’ money.”Written by AI from their statements. Updated .

Average grade
B
76 / 100 over 32 statements
Signal 77 / 100
Relevance 68 / 100
Respect 100 / 100
Clarity 77 / 100
Loses points more than most for Wording that hides who did something, or who will.6.9 times as often as most members.What the tags mean ×6.9 A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.2.7 times as often as most members.What the tags mean ×2.7 Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.1.6 times as often as most members.What the tags mean ×1.6 Loses points less than most for Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.Less often than most members.What the tags mean Averaged over the 32 of 41 statements graded so far.

Statements 41

Oral Questions ·

Health

In response to a question from Matt Strauss

“Canada Health Infoway is independent from the government. We have a representative on its board to talk with them, and I have spoken to that person.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. I am not sure exactly what his point is. The Conservatives know full well that Canada Health Infoway is a separate entity from the government. We have a representative on the board of directors, and we communicate with the organization through that representative. I am not going to get into who said what, but I have spoken to the representative who sits on the board.

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In response to a question from Matt Strauss

“I talk to Canada Health Infoway through our representative on its board, not directly. After we spoke with the board, they removed the CEO. We have a temporary CEO now, and we are fixing how the organization is run.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, I will tell my colleague that I speak with Canada Health Infoway through the representative of Health Canada who is on the board. I do not have direct conversations with anyone on the board, because Health Canada has somebody on the board. I would also say that we have taken the right measures, because after our conversation with the board, they removed the CEO of the company. Now we have an interim CEO, and we are working on the governance.

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Health

In response to a question from Michael Barrett

“I will testify before the health committee again. We spoke to the board of directors, and they took steps to remove the CEO. I will keep working on this issue.”

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, I take the work of the Standing Committee on Health very seriously, and I will certainly return to testify before the committee at some point. As I said, we took action. We spoke with the board of directors, and they took steps to remove the CEO. I will continue to work on this issue and will take the necessary steps.

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In response to a question from Michael Barrett

“The situation with this company's CEO is unacceptable. The company does not report directly to my department, but I spoke with its board and actions were taken. I am doing everything I can to fix these problems.”

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, I agree that the situation with the CEO of that company is unacceptable. As members know, that company does not report directly to Health Canada. However, I spoke with its board of directors, and corrective measures were applied. I can assure the opposition member that I am working on this and that I will do everything in my power to clarify all of the problems.

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Health

In response to a question from Don Davies

“I spoke with Alberta's health minister last week. The new rules are not in place yet, and our teams are working together. Alberta is not breaking federal health laws, and the minister told me she wants to follow them.”

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Mr. Speaker, that is news to me, because I spoke with Alberta’s health minister last week and the regulations have not yet been put in place. Our two departments are working together. For the moment, I cannot say that Alberta is not complying with the Canada Health Act. I can confirm that Alberta’s health minister has authorized me to say that she wants to work within the framework of the Canada Health Act.

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In response to a question from Matt Strauss

“The CEO's behaviour was unacceptable, and the board took action. We are fixing how the organization is run. It will still get $50 million this year, and those numbers are public.”

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, the first thing I will say to my colleague is, yes, he is right, the CEO of Infoway’s behaviour was unacceptable. I spoke to the board of directors, and they took the necessary steps. Now we are working on the organization’s governance. However, this year, Infoway will receive $50 million. As you know, that money is in the public accounts of the Department of Health, so you have access to those figures.

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In response to a question from Helena Konanz

“We ended this program because it did not work and not enough people used it. We did this to protect Canadians' money.”

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, I will say it again for my colleague: This program was put in place in 2017 with the participation of the provinces and territories. The program did not work the way we had hoped it would. When I took office last year, we assessed the programs and saw that this program did not have much uptake, so we decided to end it to protect Canadians’ money.

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In response to a question from Dan Mazier

“The previous government started the PrescribeIT program in 2017. When we took office, not enough people were using it, so we shut it down to save Canadians money.”

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, I will say it again. The PrescribeIT program was launched in 2017 by the previous government following consultations with the provinces and territories. When we took office last year, we assessed the program and saw that that uptake was low, so we decided to shut down the program. That is what happened, and we are saving Canadians money.

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In response to a question from Maxime Blanchette-Joncas

“Since becoming health minister, I have met with the health committee five times. I am happy to work with other members of Parliament.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, since I have been Minister of Health for the new government, I believe I have appeared five times before the Standing Committee on Health. I have no problem sitting down and working with my colleagues.

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In response to a question from Sébastien Lemire

“When our government took office, we saw this program was not working and ended it. That is how we protect taxpayers' money.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, when the new government came to power, we looked at the program and saw that it was not working. We decided to put a stop to it. That is how we make good use of taxpayers’ money.

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In response to a question from Sébastien Lemire

“The digital prescription program did not work across the whole country, but it did work well in Quebec.”

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, I want to set the record straight for my colleague. To start, the first piece of good news, I would say, is that while it is true that the PrescribeIT program did not work across the country, it did work well in Quebec. That is the first point. What you need to know is that this program was introduced—

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Oral Questions ·

Pharmacare

In response to a question from Gord Johns

“I know what the minister from Newfoundland and Labrador said about pharmacare. I am talking with every province, including Newfoundland and Labrador, about how we can support them.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. I am aware of the minister from Newfoundland and Labrador’s intervention on the pharmacare issue. As I have said, I am having conversations with my counterparts in all the provinces, including Newfoundland and Labrador, about how we can better support them.

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Health

In response to a question from Helena Konanz

“I want the House to support our health care bill when it arrives. It will help parts of the health care system share information and work together.”

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, I would say that the Ministry of Health is there to support Canadians. I will tell you that challenges like this highlight the need for our connected care for Canadians act, which would break down silos in the health care system. I invite you to support Bill S-5, which will be coming to the House very soon.

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In response to a question from Dan Mazier

“We stopped funding PrescribeIT because people were not using it and it was supposed to pay for itself. This saves taxpayers money.”

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, PrescribeIT was always intended to become self-funded over time. Rather than putting money toward a program that people were not using, the decision was made to end it. This is how we save taxpayers’ money.

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In response to a question from Dan Mazier

“The prescription drug program started in 2017 did not work as well as expected. We ended it instead of spending more money on something that was not getting results.”

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, as members know, the previous government launched the prescription drug program in 2017 following consultations with the provinces and territories, but it was not as successful as anticipated. Rather than continuing to invest in a program that is not delivering results, we decided to end it. The opposition member is well aware of that, and we are working closely with the department to get the information regarding PrescribeIT.

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Pharmacare

In response to a question from Don Davies

“We are working with the provinces and territories to help Canadians with health care. We are not cutting health funding to Prince Edward Island. Those programs were just scheduled to end, and I will keep working with the province to support their health care.”

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    Clarity 27 of 100

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, let me repeat what I always say whenever we talk about pharmacare. The government remains committed to working with the provinces and territories to determine how best to support Canadians in the area of health care, based on their needs. Regarding Prince Edward Island and the article my colleague referred to, we are not making any cuts. These are programs that are set to end in the coming years. The government has not made any cuts, quite the contrary. I will work with the Province of Prince Edward Island to see how to better support it when it comes to health care.

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Mental Health and Addictions

In response to a question from Brad Redekopp

“There is no single answer to the drug crisis. Provinces run and pay for supervised drug sites, and we approve them when provinces ask. I am working with Saskatchewan to figure out what to do there.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, as my colleague well knows, there is no one solution to the drug crisis. However, when it comes to supervised consumption sites, the federal government is responding to the request of the provinces, which operate these supervised consumption sites themselves. We do not pay the centres. I am working with the Province of Saskatchewan to find out how we are going to move forward in this specific case.

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Health

In response to a question from Sonia Sidhu

“Our health care funding is creating about 400 jobs around Vancouver. It will also help Canada build modern health care solutions here at home.”

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Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for her leadership on diabetes. We cannot build Canada strong without healthy Canadians. Investments like these show our commitment to building a more resilient, modern and sustainable health care system. Thanks to our investment, we are helping create approximately 400 jobs across the Vancouver region, which is great news for the economy and the people. Just as importantly, it shows that we want next-generation health care solutions to be built here in Canada.

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“We set up the program in the provinces and territories, and the money was spent. We ended the program because doctors did not use it enough.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, as my colleagues are well aware, the program was put in place in the provinces and territories, so the money has been spent. However, doctors did not use the program enough for us to continue, so we ended it.

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“We tried using an electronic prescription program with the provinces and territories a few years ago. We stopped funding it because the provinces were not using it.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, as my colleague knows, since this issue was discussed at the Standing Committee on Health, the government decided a few years ago to use the PrescribeIT program in collaboration with the provinces and territories. When we evaluated the program, it was not being used by the provinces, so the government stopped the funding.

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