Mr. Speaker, I side with Canadians. My only focus here today is to ensure that Canadians can have access to pharmacare.
It is immaterial whose system we go with. Currently 98% of Canadians have access to a drug plan. It may not be a perfect system. Some people are definitely having a tough time.
Instead of trying to come up with a solution for all Canadians, why not try to help only those people who are unable to pay for their drugs and address their situation? That would be much faster than waiting for the universal pharmacare the Liberals have been talking about since 1997.
If we take care of the 2% and are able to address their situation by transferring the necessary funds to the provinces, then the issue will be resolved.