Mr. Speaker, this week the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs affirmed that few countries in the world redistributed so much wealth regionally.
As he was saying that, a poll appearing today in L'Actualité revealed that 76% of Quebecers feel Ottawa does not assume its fair share of health spending in Quebec.
Since the surpluses predicted for this year are nearly double the amounts estimated by the Minister of Finance, is it not time the federal government carried out its responsibilities and increased transfers for health care and for education, where the need is vital?