Mr. Speaker, the question still remains: What is the minister prepared to do to stop bill 11? He has inferred that somehow the bill will fail on its own and he can sit on his hands and do nothing.
I have to tell the minister that less than an hour ago the Alberta health minister was reported as saying that he now expects the private hospital legislation to pass without any interference from the federal government, and he considers this a very important development.
The minister is failing to answer the question. What is the federal government going to do to stand up to bill 11, to stop it and to save medicare? What is the answer?