441-00571 Health
Elizabeth May
Family doctors,Health services accessibility
PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED
  
    Whereas:
    
      
        Statistics Canada cites that approximately 4.8 million Canadians do not have a regular doctor;
        Despite the number of physicians in Canada growing, the number of Canadians without a regular doctor remains stable;
        92 per cent of physicians work in urban centres, while just 8 per cent work in rural areas; and
        In Victoria and Sidney, B.C., average wait time for a walk-in clinic are 92 and 180 minutes respectively.
      
    
    We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to:
    
      
        Work with all the provinces and territories in Canada to come to a holistic and fair solution to Canada's family doctor shortage.