I'm concerned about a continuing shortage of medical officers of health ... and I'm especially worried about the ability of our public health laboratory system to quickly and efficiently detect infectious diseases.

In times of emergency, an under-resourced public health unit represents a very weak link in a fragile chain.

In my opinion, Ontario is better prepared for infectious disease emergencies than we were three years ago when we struggled through SARS.

It was overwhelming to see how many people have zero ability to get health care and immunizations and things like that.

We should keep vigilant against terrorism and improve our anti-terrorism ability to ensure the region's health development.

$10 million dollars being set aside for other health care providers, regardless of their capacity or ability to provide family planning, and another $2.5 [million] being set aside for fake clinics? So we perceive this as irrational decisions, irrational allocation of funds and a purely political move by the Legislature.