Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister will know there is great concern across the country about the transfer of health and social programs, the transfer legislation. There is no doubt, given that federal funding under this legislation will end in 2005, that people are rightly concerned it is the end of a national health care system.
Would the Prime Minister put a moratorium on this transfer and ensure that public hearings are held across the country on this issue?