Mr. Speaker, I listened very intently to the member's speech. He mentioned a lot of things that have merit. While he described some of the chronic problems of the health care system, he has taken all the examples, turned them around and shifted them solely on to the shoulders of the federal government.
I criticized some of my other colleagues who want to get this done on the basis of money because I do not think it is about money, but the hon. member seems to think that the sole purpose of the federal government is to dole out money. I should like to have the member's opinion.
In approximately 20 minutes some of his colleagues in the front row will jump up to cross-examine the government. They will say taxes have to be reduced, that expenses have to be cut and so forth. Yet the member says that we should be spending significantly more money on health care. I think some more funding is in the cards.
Having said that and looking at the reality in terms of spending on health care, 10% of our gross domestic product is spent on health care. In all seriousness, if they criticize the federal government for not spending enough money, what is the percentage of our gross domestic product that Canada should spend on health care? We are already one of the highest spenders in the world. I want the member to be honest and tell me if the issue is about spending or the administration of the spending.