Here we have an example of a futile fight and a useful battle. The futile fight is on dollars, tax points and percentage points, because if we were to do that, we would need to recognize that since 1977, if you take into account both the cash transfer and the tax points transfer, 35% has been the norm and is still the norm now. The total support of the federal government for health care is about 35%. It went up during COVID-19 and it's back around 35% now. That's a futile debate, because it would suggest the federal government doesn't need to do more, but we said we will be doing more. That's why the useful debate, this useful battle, is how we are going to unite together and fight for health care workers and patients across Canada.
On November 29th, 2022. See this statement in context.