Conservative MP weighs in on Carney, Question Period, and SOARING refugee health costs
Conservative MP Matt Strauss discusses Mark Carney’s recent trade talk comments, the state of Question Period, and new details on the federal health program for asylum claimants.
Prime Minister Mark Carney recently told a reporter “Who cares?” when asked about his communication with U.S. President Donald Trump. Earlier in Toronto, he described a question about pipelines as “boring.” Both instances illustrate a pattern in how Carney replies to inquiries about major government files.
Kris Sims speaks with Conservative MP Dr. Matt Strauss about what he has been seeing inside Parliament. Strauss comments on the tone of Question Period, the government’s approach to major trade issues, and the federal budget’s eighty-billion-dollar deficit.
Strauss also outlines what committee hearings have revealed about the Interim Federal Health Program. Spending on the program has grown rapidly and continues to cover supplementary health benefits for asylum claimants whose applications have already been rejected but whose removals have not yet been completed.
He describes how rising claim volumes and delays in processing have increased program costs, while Canadians continue to encounter long wait times for medical services.
I was on a plane back from Europe about 15 years ago and there was an Indian family with a boy who clearly had significant behaviour problems. The plane just about didn't take off because of this. His father explained to me the primary reason for emigrating to Canada was for medical treatment for his son.
I wonder how many cases there are like this?
Also, people from many source countries are less healthy than Canadians which increases the per capita cost of their health care and our overall costs.
How many times do I have to say: Read his book Value(s) and everything will be clear. There will never be a pipeline, unless there are so many conditions that nobody wants to step up.