Mr. Speaker, the hon. member must know that we have transferred in excess of $41 billion over 10 years precisely to help the provinces, including Quebec of course. Quebec will receive more than $9 billion over 10 years to address the issue of waiting lists. We have, therefore, already demonstrated, long before the court ruling, how important this is to us.
In the House of Commons on June 9th, 2005. See this statement in context.