Mr. Speaker, there is some history and some facts to be corrected here. The fact is that medicare was brought to this House by Tommy Douglas not in a minority government but through the NDP.
Also, there is not a single word in the health accord of last fall to stop two tier medicine in Canada. There are clinics operating in Vancouver and Toronto where a person has to pay $2,300 just to get started. In Alberta it is $600 for an MRI. In Quebec now, people can get an operation faster if they pay.
Are those not examples of two tier medicine? Why will the government not actually act to stop it?