Mr. Speaker, I have listened attentively to the comments by the government member.
My question is about transfer payments. Listening to the comments by the Liberal member, he seems to be praising the government for this budget. In reality, seven of the ten provinces will lose money with this budget.
In my province of New Brunswick, the health system is deplorable. I myself was at a hospital in my region this past weekend, and I saw beds out in the halls; people were waiting for operations.
The hon. member says it is a good budget. New Brunswick will lose another $11 million by the year 2001 or 2002. That is $11 million, Mr. Speaker. Seven provinces out of ten will lose money. Quebec will lose $333 million.
Does the Liberal member believe that his government is right to continue to make cuts, or should it not put its finger on the problem and put an immediate end to the cuts in transfers to the provinces affecting the health system?