Jagmeet Singh said he would consider withdrawing his party's support from the government if he doesn't see enough action on public health care. One of his concerns is 'the Maple loophole' that allows the company to charge people for online doctor visits.
Jagmeet Singh is pictured at a news conference at Queen’s Park, on October 28, 2015, when he was a Brampton MPP and the provincial party’s deputy leader. getting around public insurance regulationsMaple, a Loblaw-funded virtual health-care company based in Toronto, is able to charge patients for doctor's visits by connecting them with nurse practitioners or doctors outside of the patient's province, meaning the visit isn't covered by provincial insurance.
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said he's raised the issue with the federal government and will push it to close the"loophole" allowing Maple and other companies to charge for medically necessary services. He said it's a symptom of allowing private delivery of care. "The Maple loophole is, of course, another major concern," Singh said."These are things that we’re going to ... and have already raised with the government — that we need to fight back against this. We can't allow for more of this to happen and more privatization, which is just going to create more examples like Maple, and more out-of-pocket expenses.
Singh, who holds the balance of power under the minority Liberal government, said he would consider withdrawing his party's support if he doesn't see enough action on public health care generally. "We have the power to withdraw our support. We have the power to make things difficult for the government in parliament. We have many options. And all those options on the table," he said.Loblaw is profiting off empty stomachs, now it's your health.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Jagmeet Singh calls out 'greedy CEOs' at Loblaws and Sobeys for high pricesFederal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh has issued a public rebuke of the wealthy grocery oligarchs driving up the cost of food in Canada, referring to in...
Read more »
No pharmacare bill this year would be a deal-breaker, says NDP Leader Jagmeet SinghNew Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says if the Liberal government does not introduce a pharmacare bill in the House of Commons this year, he will consider it a deal-breaker.
Read more »
Jagmeet Singh goes off script to empathize with Canadians struggling to afford foodIn a speech today, Jagmeet Singh recalled a time when a free big bag of pierogis made the difference between being able to eat or not. The story seemed designed to counter the popularly held image of him as the wealthy, fashionable socialist.
Read more »
NDP leader says Liberal government is waging war against the working classOTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says it feels like Justin Trudeau's Liberal government is waging war against workers. Singh addressed his New Democra
Read more »
Singh: Liberal government waging war against working classNDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says it feels like Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government is waging war against workers.
Read more »
NDP could pull support for Liberal government over pharmacare, health care privatization: SinghNDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the party could pull support for Justin Trudeau\u0027s Liberals over pharamcare and health care privatization.
Read more »