Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his comments.
Despite the government's claims that no cuts are being made to health care budgets, the figures show the opposite.
According to the Parliamentary Budget Officer, federal health funding will reach a historic low under the Conservatives. With their irresponsible cuts, the share of Canada health transfers in provincial and territorial health spending will decrease substantially from 20.4% in 2010-11 to less than 12% over the next 25 years.
The NDP and most Canadians want to protect our public health care system, and we are proud of the legacy of Tommy Douglas and previous NDP governments.
I will ask again: will the Conservatives cancel their cuts and restore adequate funding for the health care system?