Danielle Martin
- Born
- 1975
- Family
- Partnered with Steven Barrett, one child
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in science from McGill University in 1998; M.D. from the University of Western Ontario in 2003; master's degree in public policy from the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto
- Career
- Family physician in Northern Ontario for six years; vice president, medical affairs and health system solutions at Women's College Hospital (WCH); founder of the WCH Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (WIHV); family physician in the Family Practice Health Centre at WCH; professor in the Departments of Family and Community Medicine and Health Policy, Management and Evaluation and School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto; Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto since 2021
- Political Experience
- Elected MP for University—Rosedale in 2026
- Notable
- Helped start the organization Canadian Doctors for Medicare and chaired its board until May 2013. Testified at a United States Senate committee investigation on health care systems in 2014. Recipient of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) Award for Young Leaders and the F.N.G. Starr Award.
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Chrystia Freeland won with 39,847 votes (64.0%)
Total votes cast: 62,265
Indeed, Mr. Speaker, it is the World Health Organization itself that has deemed climate change to be the number one threat to health all over the world. It is not just a problem in Canada, as the member knows well. Certainly, it is absolutely a priority of this government and must continue to be a priority for all of us to make sure we are taking care of those essential determinants of health,
Mr. Speaker, this is a very important issue. As I see it, the economic statement we are discussing today is all about health care from start to finish. The investments our government is making in the determinants of health are truly significant. Negotiations between the federal government and the provinces and territories regarding health care will always require a lot of work.
Mr. Speaker, despite all of our challenges, our health care system in Canada is a great moral victory. The notion that no Canadian should ever be bankrupted by medical costs is a fundamental premise that is held up by all sides of the political spectrum. I believe that is a lesson Canada can continue to teach the world, and one we must continue to heed ourselves in all of the great work ahead.
Mr. Speaker, I look forward to working with my colleague across the way as well. Absolutely, I think it will be critically important for the Government of Ontario to sit down with the Government of Canada to talk about the future of pharmacare. There is no universe in which that conversation can happen without both parties at the table.
Mr. Speaker, across the country today, the most important conversations about health are not happening in doctors' offices. They are happening at kitchen tables, in workplaces and between neighbours on the sidewalk. They are conversations about making rent, about the cost of groceries, about finding work and about whether everything is going to be okay this week, this month or in this lifetime.
Mr. Speaker, I look forward to working with the member opposite and every member of the House. As we know, this is a party that attracts people from all across the political spectrum and, in fact, from all sides of the aisle. There are lots of good ideas that we can take from all kinds of countries as we consider our options going forward.
Mr. Speaker, the second time is the charm. Housing is expanding, and rents are coming down, but there is more we need to do on social and supportive housing. Will the Minister of Housing tell us more about what Build Canada Homes is going to do to expand access to social and supportive housing for Canadians?