Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister.
According to a recent study by the Association of General Surgeons, 23,000 people in Quebec are on waiting lists for surgery. Half of them have been there for over 18 months. This waiting list has doubled since 1985 and 626 of those individuals are cancer patients waiting for urgent surgery.
In light of this will the Prime Minister acknowledge that health care in this county is collapsing. The act is obsolete and reform of the act is crucial. We are not asking for more money.
I would like the Prime Minister to please guarantee that federal transfer payments for funding for health care will stay at 1992-93 levels at least and not decrease any more.