Layton’s plan will mean thousands more doctors and nurses

SUDBURY – Today Jack Layton announced his plan to boost the front-line health services available to Canadian families – starting with investments to hire 1200 doctors, and 6,000 nurses.

Layton slammed Stephen Harper’s inaction on health care. “Stephen Harper has failed to deliver on his wait time commitments,” Layton said. “He’s failed to address hospital overcrowding. His only plan is to hire 100 more doctors. That’s one for every 50,000 Canadians going without.”

With critical health care negotiations to take place after the next election, Layton says Canadians need a Prime Minister they can trust on health care.

“When it comes to strengthening health care, I won’t stop until the job’s done.”