Finance committee  Yes.

Finance committee  I can't speak for the Department of Health on that particular matter.

Finance committee  In terms of the policy with respect to the CHT as it's expressed in the current arrangement, as was committed starting in 2007, was legislated within the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, there are two steps: equal cash and tax support for health in all provinces and territories, and starting in 2014-15 equal per capita cash support to all Canadians, regardless of where they live.

Finance committee  That's what the bill reads.

Finance committee  I think you mentioned.... There was a point I wanted to make earlier about something like demographic change, and a number of things associated with it, which will have different impacts. There's also to be considered the overall transfer package, if you will, the different transfer tools that the federal government has.

Finance committee  —numbers relative to the fixed point as a percentage.

Finance committee  Sorry, can you repeat the last part of that question for me, please?

Finance committee  In this specific case—

Finance committee  —it would, yes.

Finance committee  I haven't had the luxury of reviewing the report, but—

Finance committee  As I said before, as the minister stated, it indicates this is a level that reflects taxpayers' ability to pay.

Finance committee  It depends on the—

Finance committee  Targets.

Finance committee  I can tell you that the actions that provinces took prior to December 2011 were known to the federal government, and we did have the—

Finance committee  Unfortunately, the list I have in front of me isn't comprehensive about the date on which we knew each individual one. As you know, I'm looking at Quebec, which dates to 2011. I know we knew about that. I know we knew about Ontario. My memory doesn't serve which ones we also knew about.