Mr. Speaker, a survey by the Centre for Research and Information on Canada states that health care is the top priority of Canadians.
Three-quarters of Canadians want the next Prime Minister to spend more on health care. I say, good luck. For 10 long years Canadians have been begging and, in some cases, even dying because of the lack of sustainable funding for health care.
The federal government cut billions of health care dollars to the provinces and as yet, has not put all of it back.
There is both the social and the fiscal deficit at the helm of our country, with one Prime Minister spending and the other one stating cuts to all spending.
How are the provinces to plan for their future spending in health care when the government offers them no basis for trust and stability?