Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his question.
The Canada Health Act states a province must provide for insured health services on uniform terms and conditions and on a basis that does not impede or preclude either directly or indirectly, whether by charges made to insured persons or otherwise, reasonable access to those services.
Some of these clinics get public funds because the physician fees are paid. Therefore access is precluded or is impeded for certain people because they cannot afford to pay the facility fees.
That is a very big concern of this government. We do not want a medicare system which benefits the healthy and the wealthy at the expense of the sick and the ordinary Canadian.