Mr. Speaker, in order to put my question, I must indicate why I am asking it. The Canada assistance plan was established in 1969 to take poverty into account. Until the Liberals took office, transfers for health and education only took population into account, whereas the assistance plan took poverty into account.
In 1994, Quebec was getting 34% of the funds from that plan. When the Minister of Finance did what was called a block transfer he substituted, for the health sector, the figure based on the population for a figure that takes poverty into account.
How can the hon. member explain that this government, after shedding tears over—