Mr. Speaker, there is one part of the argument that the Liberals have put forward that makes absolutely no sense to me and that is the firm commitment they have given for $3 billion toward palliative care. They say they have to negotiate the health accord and we have to do this and we have to do that. This matter is too important.
The Liberals thought that education for aboriginals was important and they put it in the budget. Now they are looking at the negotiation process. With respect to the $3 billion for palliative care I do not know if they are trying to keep their deficit somewhere below that $30 billion that they extended it to. It makes no sense that the money for palliative care is not in this budget while they are negotiating with the provinces in terms of how it be spent.