Mr Garfield Dunlop (Simcoe North): I rise today to challenge the McGuinty government to start showing results when it comes to improving access to health care for all Ontarians.

During the election, the Premier asked people to, and I quote, "Choose change. Choose the health care you need." But what has the Premier delivered instead? He's failed Ontarians by introducing a health tax. He's failed Ontarians by delisting chiropractic, physiotherapy and optometry services. His latest health care failure is his government's inability to reach an agreement with the province's doctors. This is not what Ontarians expected from the man who crowned himself the king of health care during the last provincial election.

The McGuinty government lost significant ground on health care this weekend when their $6.9-billion, four-year offer was rejected by nearly 60% of Ontario's doctors. Without an agreement in place, the Premier will find it very difficult to move forward on his so-called health care agenda; the "transformation" is what he calls it. An air of conflict will develop, forcing the Premier's focus away from keeping his health care promises -- as if anybody would believe he'd actually keep a promise now.

So I urge the Premier and his health minister to clean up their latest health care mess by sitting down immediately with Ontario's doctors to hammer out an agreement that works for everyone. I think the citizens of this province are sick of paying more and getting less.