Last election Mr. Harper promised a “comprehensive wait times guarantee”. But here in Ottawa 200 patients are stuck in hospitals because they can’t find home care. The result is longer wait times for surgery.

Paul Dewar and the NDP’s plan:

• 50% increase in the number of doctors being trained (1,200 additional a year).
• 50% increase in the number of nurses being trained (6,000 additional).
• Forgiving student loans for graduating health care professionals who commit the first ten years of their practice to family medicine.