Sure. We are co-funded, I suppose, by OHIP. OHIP covers my services as a physician, and the patients who come to see us will pay privately to see the dietician, participate in our on-site fitness facilities, and receive one-on-one personal training as well.
In terms of the food guide and the consultation process, I'm not sure--which is why I think it would be terrific for the committee to investigate exactly how this works. I do know that industry is certainly there every step of the way. By no means am I suggesting necessarily that industry has influenced change to the recommendations, but what I am saying quite clearly is that the recommendations made by Canada's Food Guide simply don't reflect the best available evidence as to what would be the diet most likely to help prevent and minimize chronic disease in Canada.
It's something that boggles my mind--I used that word earlier. I really don't understand how there could be any recommendations being made other than those that would protect and promote the health of Canadians. I don't understand how that process has gone on. I know that the consultation process parts that I attended were restricted primarily to marketing, with questions as to which diagram I liked best and which colour I liked best, and certainly not substantive discussions.