A thorough presentation by Mario Possamai, who I think was heavily involved in the entire SARS assessment afterwards, clearly presented the fact that in the case of Vancouver General Hospital, a patient who presented at the hospital was isolated within five minutes. Within 15 minutes, the staff had N95s, the respirator on, and so on. He contrasted that with Ontario.
I don't want to split hairs on this. I don't want to get into a debate. I think the issue here is that you have a strong message from a national association of nurses representing people right across this country who are very concerned about the way they are being treated. There is a feeling that the precautionary principle is not being respected and that their health and safety are at risk. I think somebody needs to take this into account and deal with it.
I don't think it should be left for us to hear presentations like this and then have their concerns dismissed. I think there has to be a way for this government to take the evidence and say that you'll study it, you'll talk to the nurses again, and you'll figure out what's going on. I think that would be a healthy response to the situation. It's not a trifling issue.