Madam Speaker, the hon. member says she does not believe in top down Ottawa directives to health care authorities in the provinces. How exactly does she see the Canada Health Act and its five principles of accessibility, comprehensiveness, universality, portability and public administration as constituting top down direction? The provinces and the territories administer the health care system, not Ottawa.
In the House of Commons on April 27th, 1995. See this statement in context.