Mr. Speaker, the member opposite spoke very eloquently about her background as a physician. She is a member of the Canadian Medical Association which has a comment to make on the budget as it relates to health care.
I would like her to comment on this particular perception of the budget. It is from Hugh Scully, president of the CMA. He says that the health care system is in an emergency situation now and that with the budget it has moved down to urgency status.
Why did the Liberals choose to take what was a monetary emergency in 1993-94 and turn it into a medical emergency? The CMA disagrees with her perception that medicare is in good shape today. It has gone from emergency down to urgency. What does she say to that?