Mr. Speaker, I will address the first comment by my colleague. When I spoke we did make eye contact. He asked if I was sincere about Quebec's staying in Canada. I have never been more sincere about anything in my life.
There are many Guelph-Wellington residents who want Quebec to stay in Canada. They joined in the rally. They signed a petition last year stating that fact. They care. They know that united we stand and divided we do fall. We truly do want Quebec as a part of Canada. We will work with Quebec and all provinces to make everything we do stronger and better.
This brings me to the health care issue we were talking about earlier. The question my hon. colleague put to me is about maintenance if transfer payments decrease. As we know, in this time of fiscal restraint all money is tight. We all have deficits, including provinces like Quebec which has a huge deficit. We all know that. We know we have to be protectors of health care. I believe Bloc members are protectors of health care. I also believe they know that in order to protect it, being a part of Canada will give them a much better opportunity. It will be preserved and it will be much stronger.
When we talk about preserving health care, we have to look at new methods. We have to look at other countries. They do some things well. We also know, as the Prime Minister has stated many times, our health care is the envy of the world.
Last week I met with Ralph Nader from the United States. He told us horrific stories about what is going on there with the health care system. He warned us to be very careful and ever vigilant not to move to the right, not to move with the Reform and look at a two tiered system. He warned us that would be the end of our health care system.
I call on all members in the House to stand with us and with the health care professionals who have done a wonderful job in our communities to preserve our health care.