Mr. Speaker, one of the reasons that Canada is the best country in the world is our medicare system.
The Canada Health Act respects the jurisdictions of the provinces and allows the provinces every flexibility in managing the system but does insist that they adhere to five principles to protect equal access for all Canadians in order that they receive the funds transferred from the federal government to the provinces. That has ensured that we are the best country in the world and that we have the best medicare system in the world.