Thank you.
You talked about fragmentation of care across the country, and we see some great things happening in some provinces, but there is no ability to pull them in and look at those best practices nationally.
You know that the 2004 health accord looked at a jurisdictional flexibility that was agreed on between provinces and the federal government. One of the five objectives was shifting to home and community care, where possible, and using hospitals and physician care only where necessary. That was going to achieve some of the things.
It also looked at a health human resource pan-Canadian strategy. None of those things has come to pass. I think while you give us great recommendations for innovation, it seems as if we have not been able to take those on.
I just wanted to quickly mention, Dr. Fotti, that the “Patient's Home” is a remarkable new way of actually implementing some of what Mr. Racette was talking about. I want to congratulate you, as you have just done exactly what the college is suggesting in terms of the home, thereby looking at a multi-disciplinary team of care—community, home care, using a hospital only when absolutely necessary for acute care. I want to congratulate you on actually making that so, and I'm hoping the college will get that implemented across the country.
Finally, I want to talk quickly to Dr. Montaner and Tom Kerr.
I want to congratulate you, Dr. Montaner, on the Queen's Diamond Jubilee medal you received, and all of the medals and accolades you've received around the world for this remarkable Canadian achievement. I don't know but some people have actually probably overdone it and said that this is probably the closest we've come to Banting and Best in Canada in the past. It's a Canadian innovation, and I know the World Health Organization has looked at the whole treatment as prevention, the heart program in B.C.
Can you tell me what it costs for the whole program in B.C., both the “seek” and then the “treat” that is now free in B.C.? What's the total cost of that?