Hedy Fry

Mr. Speaker, I stand today to champion the Dr. Peter Centre, an organization in my riding that integrates housing, health care, nutrition, therapeutic and cultural programs to serve the underserved and the vulnerable. The centre's integrated model has demonstrated positive and measurable results among its clients for decades. I have personally witnessed its impact: Reduced dependence on emergency departments, improved health status and fewer overdoses equal a decrease in health care costs in the long run. However, most important is the hope that the clients get from this program and the sense of belonging and integration into the community. The Dr. Peter Centre has begun to extend this program across Canada. The vulnerable and underserved need our help and support to achieve these outcomes: positive health and social and economic well-being. After all, is this not what we all came here to do?

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), I have the honour to present to the House, in both official languages, the following reports. They are the Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly, 21st Autumn Meeting in Yerevan, Armenia, from November 18 to 20, 2023, and the Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly, 23rd Autumn Meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, from November 17 to 19, 2025.

Mr. Speaker, physicians from across Canada are here today as part of the Canadian Medical Association's Hill day. My colleagues are here to deliver this message on behalf of their patients: medicare is in trouble, and we must fix it. I spent years as a physician, standing with patients in times of sorrow, joy, pain, birth and death. It was a privilege and an honour. I saw what happens when a system stretched past its limits is held together only by the dedication of those who deliver care. Our doctors know what is needed to build a more efficient, effective and equitable system. Let us meet with them and listen to them. Let us end the toxic spread of health disinformation that erodes public trust and risks lives. Let us ensure access to care by all Canadians, especially the vulnerable and the stigmatized. I ask colleagues to salute doctors across the country, who show up each day for their patients against all odds to deliver the care they need when they need it, regardless of where they live or their ability to pay.

Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the third report of the Standing Committee on Health. The report concerns Bill C-234, an act respecting the establishment and award of a living donor recognition medal. The committee studied the bill and has decided to report the bill back to the House with amendments. I also have the honour to present in both official languages the fourth report of the Standing Committee on Health entitled “Supplementary Estimates (C), 2025-26: Vote 5c under Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Vote 10c under Department of Health, Votes 1c and 10c under Public Health Agency of Canada”.