Madam Speaker, I have difficulty following the hon. member.
Is the hon. member telling us that the present situation with the federal government contributing, for health for instance, 14 cents for a provincial investment of $1, is an acceptable one?
Second, does he agree with the threats by the Liberals on their share of the funding for health and education? Because that is what cash transfers come down to. With them, the Liberals can decide at any point when to cut off their funding, or when to cut it, to slash it like they have since 1994. Is that what the hon. member is telling us?
Does he not realize—however, it does take some intelligence to do so—that most provinces, Quebec included, have said that they would respect the Canada Health Act, with its five conditions, and if ever tax points were transferred and a recalcitrant province did not meet one of the five, there would be legal proceedings by the federal government? There is no connection with cash transfers, as opposed to tax point transfers. It is simply a matter of proper administration of the Canada Health Act.
Does he understand this, instead of using all his convoluted analyses?