Maybe in your world $2.5 million isn't a lot of money, but for the hardworking people I represent in Ottawa West—Nepean, you bet your boots it is. What about the equality of a young disabled child whose parents need a bit of support? What about the equality of someone on a waiting list for heart surgery who has a heart attack because they've been waiting for a year and a half? What about the equality of someone waiting for cancer care? We made a legitimate decision to put more money into health care and less money into that area, and some will agree and some will disagree. We didn't do what the Liberal government did, which was to cut health care by $25 billion.
On October 17th, 2006. See this statement in context.