Mr. Gerry Martiniuk: This government has embarked on a campaign to dismantle our health care system. Rather than attack waste in government, they choose to attack the health care system. I stand again to question this government's plan for Cambridge Memorial Hospital, St. Mary's hospital and Grand River Hospital. When will you implement a fair funding formula not only for Cambridge hospital, but for all hospitals across the province that are struggling with inadequate funding levels?
On April 29, busloads of my constituents will travel here to the Ontario Legislature to voice their concerns about the future of our hospital, a hospital they are very passionate about preserving. They will not let this government dismantle their hospital. Buses will leave from the Cambridge Newfoundland Club at 10 a.m. Seats are still available and can be reserved by calling my office.
This government has committed to helping fund a long-awaited expansion at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital. Again, I ask, when will you keep your promise and allow this expansion to proceed? My riding is part of Waterloo region, which now has the second-highest unemployment rate in Ontario. With a jobless rate of 9.6%, why doesn't this government rise to the occasion and help the people of Waterloo region? Allow the expansion of Cambridge Memorial Hospital to go ahead and put some of our many unemployed citizens back to work
