Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for that question. It is very pertinent to the debate today. We are at a crossroads in terms of where our health care system will go.
My colleague knows that the New Democratic Party has always stood for a universally accessible, publicly administered health care system. We have been strongly opposed to any move toward two tier, Americanized, privatized health care in this country. The same goes for health research. We are very concerned about ensuring that the public good is served at all times.
What is obviously the case in the House today is that the Liberal government has chosen the path of inaction and passive response in the face of those threats from the private sector, and has created the climate and conditions for the likes of Ralph Klein to proceed with the privatization of hospital service in the province of Alberta.