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Member of Provincial Parliament

Catherine Fife

  • MPP
  • Member of Provincial Parliament
  • Waterloo
  • New Democratic Party of Ontario
  • Ontario
  • Suite 220 100 Regina St. S Waterloo, ON N2J 4P9
  • tel: 519-725-3477
  • fax: 519-725-3667
  • CFife-QP@ndp.on.ca

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Context: Assembly - Mar/20/24
Ms. Catherine Fife

It’s not enough.
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Context: Assembly - Mar/20/24
Ms. Catherine Fife

I want to thank the member from Elgin–Middlesex–London for an impassioned speech. He’s grown up on a farm. You can tell that you’re very passionate about that. As it relates to the legislation, I do want to let you know that my sister-in-law is a large animal vet, entered the field 30 years ago, works in Ontario as a large animal vet—Ontario, California, because we lost vets; this is now 25, 30 years ago—because the jobs were not here.

I think that, as we’ve indicated, the legislation will clarify some of these rules and responsibilities for veterinarians, and I think that will provide some clarity. There still remains a desperate shortage, though, of vets in Ontario. So my question to the member opposite: Given your commitment to farming, and even though we are losing 319 acres of land a day, quality farmland in Ontario, how do you reconcile moving forward in a sustainable way to ensure that the veterinarian sector is well supported in Ontario?
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Context: Assembly - Mar/20/24
Ms. Catherine Fife

And still married. That’s great.
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Context: Assembly - Mar/20/24
Ms. Catherine Fife

No, at least one.
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Context: Assembly - Mar/20/24
Ms. Catherine Fife

It’s 2.3 million now.
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Context: Assembly - Mar/20/24
Ms. Catherine Fife

Nor will I, John.
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