Mr. Speaker, there is value to having a federal government. For example, on this side of the House we are strongly in favour of a medicare system that is equal for all citizens in every part of Canada. It is not only the desire of the people of Alberta, B.C., and Ontario; the people of Quebec want free medicare through which all Canadian citizens and all citizens of Quebec can be admitted to the hospital not because they have money but because they are citizens.
When the leader of the third party talks about dismantling the five conditions of medicare, he is on the way to dismantling the country.
When we were fighting to keep Canada together, it was not very useful for the leader of the third party to talk about the Constitution. That was the time to talk about national unity and jobs for all Canadians.