Mr. Speaker, I do agree with my hon. colleague in terms of what the cost is of guaranteeing medical coverage for our neighbours to the south. As I said, I have had firsthand experience with those costs. Even the cost of small needle for a fly bite is absolutely astronomical.
With regard to the second part of my colleague's question, the figure I saw, and I would not want to be quoted, but the overall cost of the American system is something like 40% more than a publicly funded system. Our friends south of the border want what we have and our system is going to where they are at.