Mr. Speaker, I listened carefully to my colleague's speech, but he will have to explain a few things to me.
In 2020, the Premier of Quebec and governments across Canada asked the federal government to increase health transfers from 22% to 35%. I would like to remind my colleagues and those watching at home that the initial agreement was for 50%.
However, because of the well-known fiscal imbalance, the federal government kept money in its own pockets to fund other things and infringe on the jurisdictions of Quebec and the other provinces. Then, three years later, after the request from the Premier of Quebec and premiers across Canada, the government increased transfers by 2%. That is right: 2%. Health transfers were increased from 22% to 24%.
My colleague will have to explain to me how proper health care services can be provided in Quebec and rural areas, like the one he represents, if the federal government is only increasing transfers from 22% to 24%, when the initial agreement was for 50%.