Mr. Speaker, the hon. member fails to understand that the delivery of health service is the responsibility of provincial governments. The member opposite should bear in mind that governments in provinces across the country have made their own priorities and their own choices in terms of how their dollars are spent.
If there are waiting lists then I wonder whether the member opposite would join with me in meeting with the provincial minister of health in Alberta or other provinces to discuss with them how the provinces will address these issues.
So far as we are concerned we have made clear that we will make reinvesting in health from the federal perspective the focus of our next budget.