Mr. Speaker, the minister may say whatever he wants, the figures unquestionably say otherwise.
In Quebec, in 1967, the federal government was contributing 50 cents for each dollar spent on health. In 2000, the federal contribution had gone down to more or less 13 cents for each dollar. In Ontario, according to Mike Harris, the federal contribution went from 50 cents for each dollar in 1976 to 17 cents today.
If this is not backing out of funding for health, what is it?