Surrey-Newton Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal Introduced a private members' bill on September 22 that aims to amend the Canada Health Act to make provincial governments more accountable in how they deliver health care services.

Dhaliwal said his bill, if successful, would make full federal health transfers conditional on provincial governments "developing and publishing an accountability framework to ensure Canadians have timely access to care and that health dollars are being spent efficiently."

The bill will be debated at second reading in the House of Commons. It calls for the establishing of benchmarks for "timely access" to primary care, elective procedures, emergency services, and annual reporting to confirm they're being met.

“This bill is about giving Canadians confidence that our heal

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