Mr. Speaker, I would like to make clear what was specifically promised in January in terms of the health accord.
The Government of Canada committed, and I quote, “to provide up to an additional $2.0 billion for health for the provinces and territories at the end of fiscal year 2003-04, if the Minister of Finance determines during the month of January 2004 that there will be a sufficient surplus above the normal Contingency Reserve to permit such an investment”.
That is what we committed to do and what we are going to do.