Sonia Sidhu
Sonia Sidhu
Member of Parliament for Brampton South
MP Sonia Sidhu welcomes strengthening public health care in Canada with key investments in Budget 2022
April 25, 2022

News Release – Brampton, Ontario

Improving and expanding our public health care system is a priority for this government. In January 2020 before COVID-19 hit, Brampton city council voted unanimously to declare a health-care emergency amid overcrowding and excessive wait times at our hospitals. While health is a provincial jurisdiction, since the onset of the pandemic, the federal government has invested more than $69 billion to lead a coordinated strategy to protect the health and safety of Canadians.

Last week, Canada’s Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos and our local Minister of Seniors Kamal Khera visited our Region of Peel Medical Officer of Health Dr. Lawrence Loh. They listened to his feedback, encouraged Bramptonians to continue to get vaccinated and discussed key health investments in this year’s federal budget.

Some of these measures include:

We will continue to work with provinces and territories to support Canadians as they age, invest in our health care workers and make our health care system more accessible. These investments will make a real difference in the lives of Brampton families when it comes to accessing high quality health care services.

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