Minister, with all due respect, you talk about showing leadership, but the bottom line is that Canadians across the country have not seen results. They are still waiting to see their doctors. They are still waiting hours in the emergency room.
You've spoken about the great work done in Ontario, the great work done in Manitoba--not one of them being provincial Conservative governments. But moving the partisanship aside, can you please tell me, in simple terms, either yes or no, for all people here, do you plan on downloading, and do you believe this is a responsibility of the provincial and territorial governments? That's number one.
Secondly, since getting elected, I know you have supported the Liberal health care accord, the investment of the $42 billion, the reduction of the $5.5 billion. Have you, as a new government, in your previous budget, put any additional moneys...? Are you fighting at the cabinet table to ensure that there is additional funding in place to assist these provinces and territories to ensure that there is a wait time guarantee across the country?