I couldn't agree with you more. Both my in-laws are nurses, and they talk about that as being a very positive step that they'd like to see.
Mr. Steeves, you mentioned a couple of things. I get very concerned when we talk about a direct federal government relationship with municipalities. It's not that we shouldn't be prepared to help, but I'm concerned about the jurisdictional problems that we might create. At one point there was a very well-understood flow of funding from governments to governments, but I think that's less understood now. In fact, I think what we've done is respond to a problem that emanated from the mid-nineties that led to the buck being passed down the line, with the municipalities suffering the most.
When we're looking at things like the fiscal imbalance and so forth, and moving toward a fiscal balance, as we intend to do, personally I would like to see that done in the form of dedicated transfers, but not directly to municipalities. And I don't oppose the gas tax deal, by the way.
Maybe you'd like to comment on that a little bit. I'm just concerned about your jurisdictional problems.