Moore took a seat alongside his two Brandon West counterparts for the Brandon Friendship Centre’s debate.

Responding to a question on whether his party would commit to core funding for the Manitoba Métis Foundation to pursue an integrated health approach, Moore said:

"There are too many hospitals and consequently the cost of it, a wait time is very long. Now, if we can eliminate some hospitals in Manitoba people won’t want to get sick because they have no where to go - they will want to stay health and work and that’s where the health comes in."

On Thursday morning, Brandon East Liberal candidate Vanessa Hamilton addressed the issue on Twitter.

"We rely on hospitals too much. Under Selinger more people are ill. Healthcare $71 million over budget," she wrote. Hamilton, a former city councillor, works as a healthy living facilitator and registered dietitian with Prairie Mountain Health.

@ZachFleish We rely on hospitals too much. Under Selinger more people are ill. Healthcare $71 million over budget. #bdnmb #mbpoli — Vanessa Hamilton (@NessaHamilton1) 31 March 2016

Moore’s candidacy was something of a buzzer-beater. The 76-year-old said his papers were approved by Elections Manitoba with only two-and-a-half hours to spare before Tuesday’s deadline.