Mr. Speaker, if Canadians want to know where the parties stand on medicare, they should consult the record. When they look at the record they will find out where the Reform Party stands on medicare and the Canada Health Act.
They will find that the leader of the Reform Party said he “would amend the Canada Health Act to allow user fees, deductibles and private delivery of services”. He said that he “would require some Canadians to pay at least a portion of their own health care costs under certain conditions”.
The Reform Party would cut $9 billion from social programs. And that is the party that expects us to listen to it on medicare.