Mr. Chair, I'm going to read a motion that was unanimously adopted by the members of the Quebec National Assembly:
That the Quebec National Assembly deplores the fact that the share of health expenditures covered by Canadian health transfers has decreased by more than half since their introduction, from 50% to 23%; That it calls on the federal government to quickly review funding for Canadian health transfers to significantly increase funding for this year and subsequent years by at least 6%, without conditions; That it reiterate the importance of respecting Quebec's jurisdiction in the area of health.
Let's remember that, in the mid-1990s, the federal government decided to balance its budget by cutting transfers to Quebec and the provinces. Today, we are in an even more dramatic situation as a result of these cuts.
Will the Canadian government comply with the unanimous request of the Quebec National Assembly?