Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Health.
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal by a Quebec physician, Dr. Jacques Chaoulli, who wants a parallel private health care system, which would destroy the public system. Now, ten senators, including Senator Michael Kirby, are intervening in support of this appeal.
Can the minister confirm who is subsidizing this intervention, and why these Liberal senators are supporting this attack on our public health care system?