Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, everyone, for coming.
I did take a look at the CIHI data. I don't know why I've never seen it before, but it is impressive. In my area, one of the complaints we always get is that there are not enough doctors. We stack up fairly well in that area, but we're a little over on cost when I look at your data.
In any event, just to start off, I do want to add to Ms. Michaud's point. There's no need to get into a discussion on it, but there is increasing concern out there about the reliability of Stats Canada data, especially in the smaller communities. It was a government decision, and all I would say is that given the facts that have come forward, the government has the right to make the decisions they want, but I would hope the government reconsiders that decision, based on what we're seeing now as not reliable data in smaller areas.
I wanted to turn to the Health Canada information on your open data portal on, basically, information on drug products, natural health products, etc. That's a difficult area because I expect if you put up something that could be challenged by a drug company—negative impacts of a drug—you could face liability. Is there pressure from drug companies on what you put up? Do you find yourself in a position as a department maybe reluctant to put up what some of the side effects of a drug might be, given what I expect is a concern about liability?