Will the health minister simply stand up and admit that his government's policies of cutting health care transfers by 40 per cent are directly responsible for the increasing waiting lists in his home province? (1440 ) Hon. David Dingwall (Minister of Health, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, as many reputable organizations have said with regard to health care spending, no less than the National Forum, Canada has the second most expensive system of the OECD countries.
(1440) L'hon. David Dingwall (ministre de la Santé, Lib.): Monsieur le Président, comme beaucoup d'organismes responsables l'ont dit en ce qui concerne les dépenses de santé, je ne nommerai que le Forum national, le Canada vient en deuxième place au sein de l'OCDE à ce chapitre.