We have to be careful about how we approach the topic of cost reduction in primary care. The research, both in this country and throughout the world, has shown that if you strengthen your primary care system—and I would quote some of the research from Barbara Starfield—you can save your health care system money and improve the quality of care. We want to deliver the message that we need a strong primary care system if we are to improve the whole health system in Canada.
On November 18th, 2009. See this statement in context.