Medicare Imperilled Warns Dosanjh

Canada needs a National Pharmaceuticals Strategy and a Family Care Plan to support home caregivers Prime Minister Stephen Harper would rather treat the federal government as an ATM for the provinces than defend the Canada Health Act and work to improve health care for all Canadians. By LIBERAL MP UJJAL DOSANJH Published February 7, 2011

Stephen Harper is continuing his attack on our health-care system. In a recent interview with Postmedia News, he once again made it clear that he believes that "the provinces are responsible for the management of our health-care system." On Monday, Jan. 31, during Question Period, Mr. Harper stated that "We operate in a federal system in which health care is the primary responsibility of the provinces." Like his colleague, Maxime Bernier, he would rather treat the federal government as an ATM for the provinces than defend the Canada Health Act and work to improve health care for all Canadians. Mr. Harper sees medicare as a nuisance, not a priority.

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