Mr. Speaker, Canadians are still waiting to hear whether the government will act to protect the principles of the Canada Health Act.
Last week in Alberta I met with Friends of Medicare. One of their members, Desmond Achilles, asked me to ask the Prime Minister about these 12 principles for privatization, the principles that the government negotiated with Ralph Klein.
Friends of Medicare want to know if the government is ready to take the first step to stop Klein's privatization. Will the Prime Minister and the health minister today repudiate Alberta's 12 principles for privatization?