Mr. Speaker, I do not know where the member got his information, but there was $61 billion spent last year by all governments on health care. In 2000-01, $31 billion will be transferred from the federal government under the CHST, of which $17 billion will be targeted to health.
The member should also know that under the CHST, although it is calculated under health, post-secondary education and the social transfer, the provinces are not bound to spend the money in all of those areas. There are no strings. They have to spend it in that envelope, but it all could go to health, et cetera.
On top of that, $3 billion is directly spent by the federal government on aboriginal health and on health care for the forces. Therefore, $20 billion out of the $64 billion which is spent on health care is funded by the federal government, which equates to 31 cents on the dollar. When we add the $9.5 billion in equalization payments, the total federal transfer is $40 billion.
I am sorry, but the member seems to have his facts wrong.