Thank you.
I think our government has made it very clear to the provinces and the territories, which deliver health care, that we would not cut health transfers to respective jurisdictions. It was made very clear by the finance minister when he met with the finance ministers in British Columbia that health transfers will not be cut. In fact, they have predictable and long-term funding, which each jurisdiction that delivers health care can use to do their own planning in the future.
In terms of Health Canada, along with the federal departments and agencies, we have been engaged in efforts to support the Government of Canada's goal to return to a balanced budget. When we developed our cost-saving proposals for this government, we took a close look at how we conduct our business and how we can best continue delivering our core mandate of protecting the health and safety of Canadians. Departments were asked to provide the proposals. Again, the final decision will be made when the budget is delivered this month.
Thank you.