Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for her intervention.
I read the committee report with interest and I certainly want to commend the members of the committee.
There was an aspect of the report that dealt with increased savings for Canadians. Certainly we are all attempting to encourage Canadians to increase their savings for retirement. There was a recommendation in the report that called for an additional $2,000 increase in the RRSP limits. The RRSP limits are currently scheduled to increase by $1,000 increments, which would give a $2,000 increase to the limits as they stand today.
Could the hon. member confirm for me whether the recommendation of the committee would actually push these limits up to $17,500 over the five year period?
The hon. member often talks about smart spending. I want her to focus on the health file for a second. The Canadian Healthcare Association talks about investing money more strategically in service delivery. I would like the hon. member to take a moment to focus on smart spending and service delivery in the health care file and describe for the House in some detail what she sees as smart spending in the health care file.