Mr. Speaker, my colleague across the way spoke very eloquently, but I believe I must set the record straight and put things in perspective.
He said the provinces have to be supervised, otherwise they might not spend the money they are given for health care the way it was intended to.
I want to go back to the trust fund. We know full well it was a trap set for the provinces. They had three years to spend very small amounts: $2.5 billion over four years.
The member's remarks about health care funding to the provinces when we know that, since 1993, this government has cut $30 billion in the transfers to the provinces for health, education and income security. And they have the nerve to tell us we do not care about the disadvantaged in our society. They have the audacity to lecture me.