Madam Speaker, there were comments made a minute ago about resist and about giving more money to health care.
In 1996 the National Forum on Health went to the Prime Minister and asked for $1.5 billion, and he gave it to them. Last year all the premiers came to Ottawa and said they needed $2.5 billion. The Prime Minister gave them $3.5 billion, $11.5 billion over three years, and in this budget an additional $2.5 billion. Premier Harris today has half a billion dollars sitting in the bank. He can use it yesterday.