NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RANDY HOBACK, MP (PRINCE ALBERT) SPECIAL INTERESTS TRUMP HEALTH CARE IN THE EYES OF JACK LAYTON OTTAWA, February 28, 2011 -- Today, Randy Hoback, the Member of Parliament for the federal riding of Prince Albert rose in the House of Commons to address the Hon. Leona Aglukkaq's announcement of federal funding to support the placement of 100 family medical residents in rural Canada. Mr. Hoback also commented on NDP Leader Jack Layton's criticism of the investment, and his dismissal of rural Saskatchewan. The text of Mr. Hoback's statement is as follows: Mr. Randy Hoback (Prince Albert, CPC): Mr. Speaker, finding a family doctor continues to be a concern in my riding. I was therefore very pleased last week when the Hon. Minister of Health announced federal funding to support the placement of more than 100 family medical residents in rural Canada. Yet who was the first to complain of this much-needed investment? You guessed it: the leader of the federal NDP. Why was I not surprised when I heard of this criticism? Well, this is the same NDP leader who voted against Canada's Economic Action Plan. This is the same NDP leader who opposes our government's opening of agricultural markets through negotiated free trade deals. This is the same NDP leader who ordered his rural MPs to follow his lead and defeat a private member's bill to repeal the long-gun registry. It is obvious the leader of the NDP does not care about rural Saskatchewan. His ...
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