Mr. Speaker, I am sure it was inadvertent, but the member for Mississauga West made a grave error in his comments. He said specifically that in Ontario there were cuts to medicare.
I would like him to stand in his place and admit that between 1995 and today the money for medicare has gone up by $1.5 billion. During that period the federal cuts to health for Ontario totalled $3 billion. Maybe he would admit that. I am sure it was an inadvertent mistake.
Ontarians did in fact recognize health was so important that the funding for health in Ontario went up even while they cut taxes. I am certain it was inadvertent. I would like to give him the opportunity to right this wrong.