Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for being here with us this morning.
A document entitled "Health Care Renewal in Canada: Measuring Up?"—the question mark is interesting—states that it is not clear to what extent progress has been made in terms of the commitments and promised measures to deal with health-related problems faced by aboriginals people. And you actually alluded to this very clearly in your answers a little earlier, Dr. Besner.
When we considered this issue at a previous meeting, I asked the Department of Health to explain why there is no clarity around this issue, and I didn't really get an answer. However, you started to tell us members of your staff are currently in discussions with the department to clarify a number of commitments they've made and progress in terms of the various proposed measures.
Is a delay of five years normal for a commitment announced with such great fanfare, that is the question. Is it right that they should have to wait five years?