Mr. Speaker, I have let the hon. member speak so I will ask him to keep his cool.
One only has to look at the mess created by Minister Rochon. He made such a mess of things that he almost lost his seat. He was elected by a very narrow margin. The first thing the premier did was to push him aside immediately. If that minister had done such a good job, if he had used the money he had to make the system efficient, I think he would have kept his job.
This is not the fault of the federal government. Instead of being happy that the federal government talks about a budget which will put more money in health care, they prefer to conjure up another red herring by claiming that the government should not invest in health because it is a provincial jurisdiction. Money is the only thing they are interested in.
We only want the people to know that we will transfer their money, the money of the people of British Columbia, Ontario and Alberta, who do not benefit from equalization payments but still send a lot of money to Quebec on top of what it already spends.
What we want is a way to make sure that the equalization money transferred to the provinces by the federal government for health care will actually be used for health care. It seems quite straightforward. If the money is intended for health care, I see no reason why the provinces should object.