Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I am intrigued by the Liberal member's comments. I remember when the wait time guarantee was announced during the election in December of last year. My campaign office was on Portage Avenue in Winnipeg. The Liberals, during the election, criticized the wait time guarantee that the Prime Minister announced. It was about a month before the Liberals essentially endorsed the Prime Minister's response.
Minister, during this presentation you've taken the high road, and you've demonstrated your non-partisanship. You mentioned provincial governments, Conservative governments, Liberal governments, and NDP governments. I wonder if you can give us some insight on how you are able to bridge these partisan divides and these jurisdictional issues that seem to have plagued the debate in health care for so many years. I wonder if you could discuss your role as provincial Minister of Health in Ontario, and your role now, and compare for us how having experienced both roles has enabled you to accomplish so much in such little time.