Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Finance.
The next budget will show Canadians whether the government intends to build Canada or to dismantle Canada. There have been a number of suggestions that the government is contemplating block transfers not just for social programs but for health programs.
As the Minister of Finance will be meeting with provincial and territorial ministers tomorrow, will he today in the House and tomorrow in his meeting clarify how he sees the government's budget ensuring that the Canada Health Care Act remains as it is now and ensuring that Canadians will have health care regardless of what area they live in or how rich or how poor they are?