Madam Speaker, I appreciate the member's speech on this very important matter. I understand that the Reform Party motion tries to focus on two issues of importance to the Reform Party and certainly of importance to all Canadians. However, my concern is that by linking the two we do not necessarily have a clear indication from the Reform Party about the immediate restoration of transfer payments for health care.
Regardless of where the money comes from, is the Reform Party prepared to commit, as a minimum, the $1.5 billion in transfer payments to be restored? Is it also prepared to go even further and acknowledge that there is currently a $3.3 billion gap in terms of transfer payments that were cut by the government in 1995? Would Reformers also agree to support us in holding the government to account for that money?