Mr. Speaker, let us pass out the pom-poms and tutus to the Reform Party. It is hopping up and down, excited about its new role as cheerleader for the Liberals on the MAI. “Give me an M , give me an A , give me an I ”, say Reformers. Let us have a debate on the MAI as long as it does not involve the other side, the Reform Party says.
Yesterday the Reform member for North Vancouver admitted he preferred Florida's private health care system to the public system in his home province. In Canada poor people can get medical treatment. The member for North Vancouver slams that as no good socialist medicine, not deserving of protection under the MAI.
We need a reinvestment in health care so that everyone can get good care quickly. We need to scrap the MAI which would kill our health care system. We need the Reform Party to throw away its pom-poms and rah-rah cheers and act like a loyal opposition. Support money for medicare and nix the MAI.