Mr. Speaker, I enjoyed the member's debate. He spoke about history but he forgot that it was at a Liberal convention in 1919 that the concept of medicare was born in Canada. He forgot that piece of history. I acknowledge that it was introduced by Tommy Douglas in Saskatchewan. The member did not even mention the name of the Liberal prime minister, the Right Hon. Lester B. Pearson, who introduced medicare for the whole nation.
He spoke about the lack of vision or poor vision on the part of the government. He forgot the recent history of the national forum on health chaired by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Health at that time. He also forgot the history that in 1990-91 the Liberal Party introduced a resolution in the House to preserve medicare. I remember vividly that the NDP critic at that time said that my motion was facetious. He sided with the Tories in trying to condemn the Liberal Party for medicare.
Speaking of history, let us remember history correctly. Does the member not remember that in March the ministers of health met to renew medicare, that they will be meeting again tomorrow and that in September there will be a first ministers meeting on medicare? Let us remember recent history.