Certainly, we were very pleased to see that declaration.
There is an epidemic of obesity in this country, as well as people who are overweight. I think it's important to include both of those things. While we were certainly pleased to see a commitment to reduce obesity, particularly childhood obesity, following up on the report from this committee almost four years ago, in terms of its study on childhood obesity, we would strongly urge provincial and territorial governments, as well as the federal government, to broaden that focus and approach to include people who are overweight, both children and adults. Unless we do that, the incidence of chronic disease associated with being overweight and obese will continue to increase.
Yes, we were pleased, but we'd like to see a broader, more targeted focus.