Mr. Speaker, my comments were made in all seriousness and had nothing to do with pizza whatsoever. I was merely trying to make a point that competition provides the best service and the best product at the least price.
As I said, in the United Kingdom, not the United States, the cradle of social health care has introduced internal markets where one health care institution competes against another. In that way they are seeing the price come down, the service go up and the quality remain high. At the same time the taxpayer is getting a better deal and a better return on his investment. That is in the United Kingdom. It has nothing to do with the United States. It is still absolutely free to the consumer.
My point is there are many options. The hon. member asked me how I would see the ideal system. The federal government is retreating from funding of health care from 50 per cent down to 23 per cent and falling rapidly. Surely it should recognize that its insignificant contribution it is now making will force the hands of the provinces to go their own way. Therefore because it is a provincial responsibility under the Constitution I feel they should be making up their minds on how it should be done.