Thank you so much. We are very encouraged by CIHI's work so far to identify indicators, and we are taking this ask further by asking that nurses, doctors, and other health providers be at that table to help identify those indicators specifically. We also believe that with the kind of investment Canada is making in health care, we should be in the top five in these key kinds of indicators.
To look at possible indicators—and there is a wide range of them—just one example would be the incidence and prevalence of diabetes in our country. We know that people with diabetes incur medical costs that are two to three times higher than costs for those without diabetes. If we were looking at that, tabling it, and finding out what it is—measuring it—we could address it with a much broader strategy then we have now. Basically what we're saying is that by identifying these indicators, by agreeing on what they are, we then track them.
There's a common saying that what gets measured gets managed. We believe that this would benefit our economy and the health and well-being of Canadians.