Mr. Cloutier, also in your brief, you said, “The Canada health transfer has not kept pace with increasing health care costs caused by inflation, population growth, population aging, population health status and health system improvements.” We should add the pandemic to the list.
Based on what you said earlier, you doubt that the provincial governments and the Quebec government, which have not been listened to on issues related to health, are benefiting substantially from hindsight and what they are currently experiencing to properly use the health transfers given to them.
However, for 30 years now, the federal government has never pulled its weight on health care. If it did, we would not be having this conversation today. I find your position a bit strange.
Wouldn't it be preferable for Quebec and the provinces to show a united front to demand substantial, recurring investment that would give them predictability and allow them to fix what can be fixed within the system?