Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I certainly know that the provinces have been very pleased with the escalator that has been there for a number of years. They will have the certainty because they not only know that it could be nominal GDP, but they know it's a minimum of 3%.
Certainly, as we looked at the intended provincial spending by provinces...and actually the federal government is doing a great job in terms of really supporting...and certainly the provinces are not growing their health care expenditures at the rate at which we've actually been increasing transfers to them.
Again, it was good to hear the acknowledgement that it is an increase, because sometimes that wording has not always been clear. Certainly, the certainty is there for them, and it's absolutely a minimum of 3% or nominal GDP.