Mr. Speaker, based on the opposition leader's speech I am trying to understand the Conservative Party's position on health transfers to the coalition of provinces and Quebec.
Since the Speech from the Throne and the resumption of our work, I have yet to understand the Conservative Party's position on the provincial united front. They are demanding that health transfers go from 22% to 35%. The Conservatives are the ones who cut the health transfer escalator from 6% to 3%.
Every expert who testified at committee said that underfunding health care systems causes weak links in the chain to crack when unforeseen events, like the pandemic we are going through, occur.
Is the Leader of the Opposition saying today that he agrees with the demands of Quebec, the provinces and the united front on providing long-term and not just one-time support?