Okay, thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm glad we have that clear now. I recognize that you'd have to do some pretty serious battle to increase your Health and Social Services budget significantly enough. You'd need a lot of financial resources to extend universal access on Pharmacare and dental. I understand that. As an interim measure though, I'm talking about putting in place a program for others who are not already covered by third-party that people could pay into and pay a premium, and if it's that large of a group, I maintain that the premium might be quite reasonable, but somebody has to instigate it. Somebody has to be the overseer of it and then people would pay their premiums and they would opt in or choose not to, if they don't want to pay it. But at least people who are not covered now would have an option of purchasing coverage, insurance coverage, for those things at a reasonable rate, and I think it should be doable. There's insurance for everything. You can buy insurance for everything out there. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Jane Groenewegen on Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 20th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 19th, 2006
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