I'd like to go back to the cost of prescription drugs.
You mentioned that this is one of the most costly programs. As you know, the Pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance is trying to buy wholesale in an effort to lower prices.
However, I'm trying to make the connection with health transfers. I know that the federation, in particular, is in favour of them.
Under the initial agreement between the federal government, the provinces and Quebec, the federal government was supposed to pay 50% of health, health care and social services costs. That percentage declined to 22% some years later. We were realistic and reasonable, and the figure was then set at 35%. For Quebec, that represented $6 billion, but Quebec has only received $900 million.
If we're supposed to receive $6 billion, but have only received $900 million, we may have less money to invest in modernizing and improving pharmacare. What do you think about that, Ms. Silas?