I'm contemplating what I can say that would be useful in response to that question. My best response is yes and no. It segues a bit on the comments just made. I should be a politician--sorry.
It's not just the European countries; it is around the world. The “yes” part is that we absolutely have to constantly be looking at the other models of health care, whether it's the educational aspect, treatment, insurance, or any of those pieces, but not just in Europe. There are other countries as well; Australia and New Zealand are the obvious candidates that come forward. The U.S., frankly, we can learn from, but a contextual piece needs to be added to that. What Canadians need and what our context is may not work.
What we see in the U.K., for example, is that the U.K. has had tremendous success with its national health system. Many Canadians and professionals look at it and wonder why we don't have that federal national control, as opposed to the provincial-federal-territorial breakdown, yet they're experiencing difficulties now of various types.
There's no time to go into detail, I know, but we have to constantly stay on top to see what is being offered and what we could perhaps borrow to help address some of our issues within this Canadian context. That's the “no” part of it.