Thank you to the member from London West.

One of the things she said very early on in her debate was the need to repeal Bill 124. We hear this everywhere we go. I’m sure the Conservative members hear it as well; I’m not sure they’re listening though. She talked about how this is leading to shortages, how people are exiting from the health care system and leaving the profession in record numbers.

Often the government will talk about the number of people they’re hiring or planning to hire, but I often try to explain to people: That is like filling a bathtub with the plug pulled; it doesn’t matter, as long as people are exiting faster than you can pull them in.

Could the member from London West explain why repealing Bill 124 would be an excellent step forward to showing respect for our health care workers and also to increase retention and attract people into that profession?