Mr. Speaker, I do not know that one could say it is a conservative agenda to support universality, accessibility, portability, comprehensiveness and public administration.
The member says he does not want rhetoric. How about the facts? We have restored funding, with an additional $2.5 billion in the last budget on top of the $11.5 billion for the provinces. We have said that we are prepared to commit more money to health care. I sat in this place today and heard the minister say that. He is prepared to commit more money.
There is no fear on this side of the House of that party. Let the member give his head a shake if he thinks there is one scintilla of fear.
I can assure the member that the Canadian people expect us to be fiscally responsible. If we were to adopt the NDP way we would wind up in a situation after five years like that in the province of Ontario when Bob Rae was the premier and the debt went from $39 billion to $110 billion, with continuous deficits. We will not act like the former Mulroney government and run $42 billion deficits. We will be fiscally responsible and committed to social programs such as health care.