Mr. Speaker, it is more like a meltdown, what is happening on the other side.
The provincial territorial report to be released today is unanimous. Every province agrees that the federal government has failed to live up to its responsibilities to fund health care.
I will quote from the report. It says:
A long-term look at spending on health care reveals a federal government withdrawing from its partnership with the provinces and territories.
While the government is planning to buy the next election with health care dollars, there are 200,000 Canadians on waiting lists who need help now.
Will the minister properly address the funding issue today and deal with it in a reasonable fashion instead of waiting until the next election?