Quite the contrary, Mr. Speaker, the Canada Health Act works. Medicare works for Canadians. During the 1993 election this party which formed this government stated in its platform that it would uphold the Canada Health Act. We are keeping our promises.
Let me remind you of what the Reform Party said before the election. I quote: "I want to make it absolutely clear that the Reform Party is not promoting private health care deductibles or user fees". That was Preston Manning in the Toronto Star on October 2, 1993 and after the election: ``We want to amend those sections of the act that deny the provinces flexibility to require some Canadians to pay at least a portion of their health care costs''.
Mr. Speaker, we keep our promises.