I’m pleased to be able to ask a question of my colleague.

There’s a man in my riding, and I’ve shared his email before before—his name is Don—who had blood that was taken at his doctor’s office. It was sent away. He doesn’t think that they told him about any charge associated with it, but then he got the bill for $30. As he said, “$30 doesn’t seem like much, but it is to me. With groceries and rent taking most of my pension, very little is left. I really thought that this month was finally coming together....

“This is a reason seniors are stopping going to hospitals and seeing their doctors.

“Thanks again....”

What happened to Don actually isn’t legal, if it happened as he remembers. They’re supposed to tell him about these charges.

This is happening already, all over.

So with a bill like this in front of us that opens the door, that doesn’t have a significant and outlined oversight system ready to go with it, what are the risks to folks like Don who will never be able to afford a private surgery?