I am glad to answer my colleague's question because she seems to assume that Quebec is the only province faced with the health care issue.
The fact that this is really a systemic problem proves that there is no connection with what she just said about sovereignty or anything else. There is an obvious funding problem in the provincial health care system.
To convince my colleague, it is estimated—and I urge her to take notes—that the shortfall in Quebec is $1.7 billion annually, and $875 million in health care alone.
Do you have any idea what that means in terms of doctor and nurse positions? This $875 million means that 3,000 doctors and 5,000 nurses could be hired to ensure that Quebecers can count on health care services that respect the five principles entrenched in the federal act.