Madam Speaker, I have a question for the Leader of the Opposition.
Could the Leader of the Opposition tell us whether his party is committed, regardless of its position on tax points, to maintaining or perhaps even expanding the cash portion of the transfer from the federal government to the provinces with respect to health care and post-secondary education?
From our point of view, the cash transfer is very important to maintain national standards. If we do not have anything to withdraw, or not transfer, or if national standards are not being met, for instance the conditions of the Canada Health Act, then the federal government loses its power to enforce national standards.
Could the Leader of the Opposition tell us whether his party is committed to maintaining the cash floor either as is or in an enhanced way, and whether or not his position on tax points in any way suggests that the cash floor should be eliminated?