Mr. Speaker, I want to quote directly from the provincial health ministers' report that is due to be released later today:
—provinces and territories have responded to the financial pressures by more than backfilling the federal funding cuts and have added even more money to their health budgets. On the other hand, the report indicates the dramatic and long term reductions of the federal cash contribution both in relative and absolute terms.
Why will the government not live up to its commitment to provide adequate health care for all Canadians?