No, Madam Speaker, I would not support the motion, simply because if we are going to have a standard in every province across the country then it has to be the national government which sets that standard.
The problem with the provinces is that they all seem to want to go it alone. Ontario made a 20% cut. However, it did not think to create efficiencies in the institutions that it was cutting. I think that leadership has to come from the federal government so that we can give all Canadians the same opportunities to health care.
I am the first one to admit that Quebec, if it can go it alone, may do it better and more efficiently, but what about the rest of the country?
I think it is very important that the national government be a national government and show leadership in this.