Mr. Speaker, the hon. member from the Reform Party is a new member and I wish him good luck. I remember in the 1993 election campaign the platform of the Reform Party was slash, slash. You remember that, Mr. Speaker, as well, and burn, burn, burn.
This government took a responsible balanced approach. Under this government there were over one million jobs created by the private sector.
The provincial health ministers are crying out that we cut transfers, including Roy Romanow, the premier of Saskatchewan. Instead of closing hospitals in the health system since we came to power in 1993, we are contributing another $1.5 billion to the health system, $12.5 billion, the same amount as before.
I ask the hon. member from the Reform Party what their excuse is going to be next year when the same amount is going to be in effect.