Mr. Chairman, my hon. colleague briefly mentioned some of my concerns with regard to the way health care has been treated in the last decade. There is no question that seniors are fearful as they look ahead to discern whether health care will be there for them at the most vulnerable stage of their lives when they need and rely on it the most.
My observation over the last decade has been that if there is a political party in the House that should throw fear into Canadians with respect to health care it is the Liberals. Since they have been in power they have pulled money out of health care and watched it drift into crisis. We now have problem after problem. We have waiting lists and people who cannot get into the system. People are stuck on waiting lists while their muscles atrophy and their conditions worsen. Some people die while on the lists.
An interesting study was done in the United States recently about private hospitals. We should have a study in Canada about how many people die before they get to hospital.
Could my hon. colleague could comment on the crisis? Which party is throwing fear into seniors?