Ujjal Dosanjh
Ujjal Dosanjh
Ujjal Dev Singh DosanjhPC QC,is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as 33rd Premier of British Columbia from 2000 to 2001 and as a Liberal Party of Canada Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2011 including a period as Minister of Health from 2004 until 2006 when the party lost government. As a member of the Official Opposition from January 2006 until 2011, Dosanjh variously has been the critic of National Defence, Public Safety, and Foreign Affairs, as well...
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attached canada fact flows health huge money string
The fact is that there is a huge string attached to all of the money that flows for health to the provinces and that string is the Canada Health Act.
across believe plans possible prepare respect together
We believe that it is important for us across the world to prepare together and know about each other's plans with respect to a possible pandemic,
access product quickly women
Women who need this product must have access to it very quickly or it will not be effective,
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We actually need to assist them with technology transfers which I believe is a euphemism for loosening the patent laws,
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There is a view out there that somehow B.C. doesn't get to do these things, ... We are trying to be true to the promise made by Prime Minister (Paul) Martin that we want to make sure that no part of the country feels left behind.
assist capacity countries euphemism patent suggestion technology
A suggestion that's being made by some countries is that there are countries that have the capacity to manufacture the vaccine, that we actually need to assist them with technology transfers, ... a euphemism for loosening the patent laws.
allowing available ensure product sold
Allowing the product to be sold without a prescription will ensure that it is available when needed.
fact money move
This is not about money only, it is in fact the right thing to do, that's why we want to move quickly,
absolutely embarked process slow
It is going to be slow progress, absolutely slow progress, ... because it is absolutely a revolutionary process that we have embarked on.
beginning consensus
We may not come to a consensus on this at this meeting, ... But this is the beginning of a discussion. We need to have it.
absolutely amount certain deal money pay privately
pay a certain amount of money privately and go to his clinic, he'd be able to deal with it. And I think that's absolutely unacceptable.
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For these kinds of issues one is never completely prepared...we don't know when it (a pandemic) will occur, we all believe it will at some point (and) we need to make sure that we've done all we can to prepare for it.
believe issues kinds point prepared sure
For these kinds of issues one is never completely prepared ... we don't know when it (a pandemic) will occur, we all believe it will at some point (and) we need to make sure that we've done all we can to prepare for it.
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The people of the coast -- and all British Columbians -- can take pride in these achievements, ... They have reached a hard-won consensus aimed at saving areas of global significance.