Mr. Chair, the answer is the same no matter how many times the hon. member asks the question, just as 100 years ago no one would have known the cost of an education system, no one would have known the cost of a health care system. It is up to people to decide at any particular moment what their priorities are, what they are willing to spend. If they only want to spend $1 billion on early learning and child care five years from now, that is their choice. If they want to spend more, that is their choice.
In the House of Commons on May 31st, 2005. See this statement in context.