Mr. Speaker, I am very surprised. I would expect the member, who is a parliamentarian of great experience and a member who has defended the fundamental principles of the Canada Health Act, to understand that I will miss no occasion to defend the Canada Health Act. I will defend it 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. I will certainly not stand here and listen to the Leader of the Opposition while he refuses to accept his responsibilities and delegates the pillars of his party to attack the Canada Health Act.
In the House of Commons on April 13th, 2005. See this statement in context.