Thank you.
Thank you all for the presentations.
As we know, from what Nova Scotia and British Columbia are doing.... Health ministers and indeed the first ministers all agreed in their communiqué at the first ministers meeting in September 2004 that healthy schools would be an initiative they would work on together, in terms of sharing best practices.
I'd like to know how far we've come since this country's first ministers' commitment to share best practices, taking the lead from the WHO. Can we define by the consortium or in any other way across this country what a healthy school is? Also, are there indicators that all of the provinces and territories have agreed upon, in terms of how you would define a healthy school, in terms of either the six criteria in British Columbia or...?
Also, how would you in an ISO 9000 kind of way get your banner on your school about whether it's healthy or not? How can we move forward to measure this? Can we do that without biometrics, as to whether we're winning or losing with the kids, in terms of healthy weights and a physical literacy standard that we all know we need—as if it were reading, writing, or arithmetic, can they throw a ball, run, or swim?
Mainly I would like to know, how often is this collaboration happening? Do you feel comfortable that you're sharing best practices?
I think the parents of this country would want to know why what's happening in Nova Scotia or B.C. isn't happening in their neighbourhood. Is there a website where there's one-stop shopping for parents? Is there a 1-800 number for the teachers to be able to find out what's happening somewhere else? Is there a resource that, as the federal government, we are helping with?
Also, how would you see us going forward? I happen to believe that the health of Canadians is a federal issue. How much money do you think we are spending on physical activity, compared to the 1% that was promised by the Conservatives?