Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind the last speaker that this was not a one time mistake. It was a multi-year mistake. At the same time as this mistake was being made the federal government was off-loading health care onto the provinces. The government got rid of 99% of its deficit by off-loading it onto the provinces and through tax increases.
The government took those actions unilaterally. Now it does not want unilateral accountability for this overpayment. What it wants is for the provinces to be accountable for the federal overpayment. Why?