Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I would like him to know that when it comes down to it, no one is against children receiving dental care or low-income people receiving help to pay their rent. That is why we were in favour of the bill at first reading.
However, I have a question for him. Will his government be open-minded and consider transferring the money for this program to the provinces and Quebec?
Obviously I am referring to the fact that Quebec already has a dental insurance program. It is not perfect, of course, but it could be improved.
There is already a structure in place. Will the government insist on imposing another, or will it respect the jurisdictions?