First, let me say to the Calvert sisters, I really appreciate what you had to say. I certainly can empathize that when you're injured or need help, you're not thinking about whether you're a provincial responsibility or a federal responsibility; you just want the help and you want it now.
Mr. Upshall, let me congratulate your organization on this booklet that you've handed out, Mental Illness & Addiction in Canada. It's very informative. However, due to the time, I'm going to have to focus my questions on the CMA.
In your presentation, you had a recommendation for a national formulary to harmonize the 18 different formularies. I wonder, given the reality of Canada and that much of what we're talking about falls within provincial jurisdiction, if the CMA has given any thought on how such a program could manifest itself.
Also, what would the CMA suggest to prevent a national formulary, if it's even possible, from going down to the lowest common denominator rather than the highest common denominator? And how would it be possible to change the coverage as new drugs came on? It seems as if it would be such a large monolith that it would be very difficult to change. At least now the provinces, if they want to exceed the CDR standards, have the ability to do so.
Those are my questions.