Mr. Speaker, we have a motion before the House today to try to get some support to stop bill 11. That party is confused about its own position and is afraid to clearly indicate to Canadian people that it is in favour of a parallel, private two tier health care system. That party comes to the House with specific issues pertaining to provincial governments.
I would be happy to look into examples of health care delivery that are innovative. I would also inquire into each of the examples to see if there is any breach of the Canada Health Act. What is fundamental to us today—and I would hope alliance members would eventually come to this point—is the preservation of medicare; it is giving Canadians the wherewithal to preserve medicare and build for the future.
My goodness, I would hope that in this kind of questioning from alliance members they are not skirting their responsibilities. We are engaging in a debate about the future of medicare and whether the Canada Health Act is able to uphold the principles of medicare. Are those members prepared to say clearly through this debate, and on how they vote on this motion, that they believe in medicare and will do anything to uphold the principles of accessibility, comprehensiveness, universality, portability and non-profit administration? Are they or are they not prepared to join us in this most critical and fundamental question?