Thank you very much, and I want to thank my colleagues, at least most of them, who spoke. I’d like to thank the Canadian Cancer Society for being here and Anthony.

I’m going to go over the stats again because obviously somebody is missing a message here. In 2022, last year, 1,800 people were projected to die from prostate cancer. That means five men—I’m looking at my brothers who are in this room—five men are going to die today. One in eight will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, 10,000 in Ontario last year. If you’re diagnosed early, 100%—100%—will live at least five years or longer, but if you’re diagnosed at stage 4 or later, guess what happens? That goes down to 29%; 29%—they’re going to die. That’s our dads, our brothers. They don’t need to die.

We know some people can’t afford to get the test. That’s what this is about. I’m saying to you, guys—I’m begging you. I’ve done this three or four times now. There’s no need for men to die. If you have a prostate, you can get prostate cancer and you can die.

I’m going to give you a quick example. I know I’ve only got 30 seconds left. I’m going to talk about Larry Gibson. He owns the Fort Erie Golf Club, a small golf course in Fort Erie. He was 48 years old. He went to the doctor; he got the test done. He could afford to pay for it. You know what? He had prostate cancer. He’s alive today. I think he’s 67 years old. He gets to enjoy his family. He’s getting to enjoy his grandkids. The smile on Larry’s face every day, how he enjoys life because he’s still here—if he didn’t get that test, he’d be dead.

How can anybody in this House not support having this covered by OHIP to save men’s lives here, to save our dads’ lives, to save our grandparents’ lives? I’m sorry. I get emotional because I’ve seen the people that have died from prostate cancer and the suffering they went through.

My time is up. I appreciate you giving me an extra minute.