Mr. Speaker, as a member of Parliament for Nova Scotia, let me say that we have grave concerns about funding for the health care system. The present per capita funding formula sends 90% of the increase in health care spending to Ontario, B.C. and Alberta.
Roy Romanow did call for changes to the funding formula to help the poorer provinces meet the health care needs of their citizens. My question is, when the minister meets with the first ministers tomorrow in Toronto, will the federal government put forward a recommendation that the former finance minister's funding formula, which discriminates against poorer provinces, be changed to meet the needs of these provinces?