Minister, according to the latest estimate, the reconstruction of the Maisonneuve-Rosemont hospital will cost $5 billion, with inflation.
I’ll reiterate what your government said in its budget: “Recognising the critical need to strengthen health infrastructure across the country…”. That’s what’s written in chapter one of the budget, on page 102.
Are we building Canada strong—that's the title of your budget—when we invest only $5 billion in infrastructure, knowing that the reconstruction of just one hospital, Maisonneuve‑Rosemont, which was supposed to cost $3.6 billion, will now cost $5 billion with inflation?
It’s critical, Minister, and your own government says so.