Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister's platitudes may console his colleagues but they do little for the families waiting for heart surgery.
This government's track record is why thousands of Canadians have waited months for elective surgery. For every year that this government has been in power, it has chosen to increase the spending for grants and contributions rather than health care. Every single year the government's choice of treating cancer patients on one hand or buying votes on the other is what it is always talking about.
Why does the government choose giving cash to its friends rather than giving health care to Canadians?