An hon. member opposite says “You had better not get sick”. I can tell him about that.
I had the privilege of living in the United States for four years. I was doing a project. I had good medical care while I was there. Because of Liberal government programs, $5 billion went out of this country last year into the United States. Canadians are going to the U.S. for medical care. At least they can get in the door. They do not find themselves in long line-ups when they have major heart problems or cancer. Do not tell me how good it is in Canada. We have one of the best systems in the world, but it is underfunded and a lot of that is because of the cutbacks by this federal government.
We have to look into our medical programs in a major way. Do not talk about not getting sick somewhere where the taxes are lower. The standard of living in Canada has gone from number 3 in the world to number 12. Members opposite must understand that.