It's historic in Canada. The WHO has said that it's a problem worldwide that needs to be addressed. The Canadian government has stepped up. I would also like to recognize Don Davies, who played an incredible role in supporting this in his previous role as health critic and ensuring that all Canadians have access to oral health care.
In relation to public funding, a lot of our dental hygienists provide care to the homeless or people who are not housed. It really is critical to their having a foot in society and providing a home.
The other thing about oral health care is that people often don't have access to health care systems. Sometimes a dental hygienist or a dentist is the only health professional they see. They recognize signs and symptoms and they refer them out to the medical system.
I think it's going to have savings in our health care system in the long run. We look forward to seeing that. It is a historic investment, but hopefully it will be an investment in the health care of the future for Canadians.