Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, the Quebec proverb says it is not enough. The Bloc Québécois is not saying it, the Quebec premier and all the provincial premiers are saying it. I will even quote them: short-term funding, while helpful, does not permit the provinces and territories to address Canadians' long-term health care needs. They need $28 billion to make up for chronic federal underfunding, coupled with annual indexing.
We are talking about $4 billion. That is seven times less than what they asked for and it is not recurring.
Does the government promise that this is a first step in a journey leading to 35% federal funding of health care costs?