Absolutely. As social inequity grows, so does health inequity, and we're seeing consequences of that, sometimes comparable to that of the developing world in our most socially disadvantaged and vulnerable populations.
Whereas there are many strategies to address social inequity, I can tell you that it's addressing health care inequity and reaching out to those vulnerable populations. It's improved strategies creating national standards of minimal acceptable standards of care, creating pharmacare programs so that all Canadians, no matter where they live, can access pharmaceuticals, and particularly addressing the health care of aboriginals—a unique federal responsibility.
If we could address those things, I can tell you that at least we would be able to address some of the downstream consequences. I would argue that we should, at the same time, be addressing the upstream social inequality that leads to health inequity.
Thank you.