Mr. Speaker, the Canadian Institute for Health Information reports that wait times still remain high for certain procedures. Canadians wait longer in emergency rooms for care than people in Australia, the United Kingdom and the U.S.
The 2004 Liberal health accord committed $5.5 billion to reduce wait times. Conservatives refuse to renew this fund after 2014. Therefore, provinces will have to struggle with the problem alone.
The Canadian health care coalition says that without a 2014 health accord, medicare is not sustainable. Is this the minister's objective?