Madam Chair, I am glad the member, who hails from the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, is suggesting that the province forget about its role in the administration of health care but I am not sure Premier Williams would appreciate that.
However, it is very clear that there are technology advisory committees at the provincial level. If the federal Minister of Health were to send an order to the provinces telling them to deliver this treatment tomorrow, they would not have to listen. The federal government has no power to order treatment. Treatment in the administration of health care is done at the provincial level.
What I cannot understand is why the members opposite do not use their influence in their home provinces to bring this forward. We are having a debate in the House of Commons tonight. Why does she not encourage a debate at Queen's Park? How can she stand by and allow Mr. McGuinty's technology advisory committee to allow this? It is shutting down the treatment at RVH and it should not be permitted.