Mr. Speaker, under the minister's watch Tim Jeffries was left to be taken out of the operating room.
Tim Jeffries is not alone. It is estimated that 200,000 British Columbians are not covered. That is almost 5% of the population of that province who are not covered under that provincial health plan, which is a contravention of the Canada Health Act. What has the self-proclaimed defender of the Canada Health Act done? Absolutely nothing.
How could Canadians possibly believe that the minister will defend universality and the Canadian Health Act?