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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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.
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Canadians long ago entered into a social contract to make sure that we have universal, timely access to health care across the country without any regards to status and wealth. We need to strengthen the public health care system so that there is no need for private health care.
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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.
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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.
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when it is necessary to protect the health of Canadians.
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When you have people that sensitized and worried across the world about these issues, I can't fault them for being worried, ... I believe the best way to deal with that is sharing information talking to them.
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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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Women who need this product must have access to it very quickly or it will not be effective,
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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,
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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.
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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.
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I can't imagine any other Canadian prime minister trying to manipulate public opinion by hiding the caskets of fallen soldiers. He hopes that out of sight is out of mind. Canadians are not going to accept that.
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I believe there ought to be a full debate in Parliament as casualties begin to occur.
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I believe we will be moving very quickly.