Mr. Speaker, that is exactly what I said earlier. The national health forum met and asked that we set the cash floor at $12.5 billion and that is exactly what we have done. We have introduced a bill, Bill C-28, which is designed to ensure that transfers remain at the desired level. Bill C-28 should be passed in the next few days.
In the House of Commons on March 9th, 1998. See this statement in context.