Thank you for the question.
Certainly we see variations, but it's just a reflection of provincial governments passing legislation. The nature of legislation and the stage the province is at in terms of developing primary health care vary from province to province. I think that's part of the reason why we have this patchwork quilt at the moment. Probably Alberta has been the most progressive province, closely followed by the Maritimes. B.C. and Ontario, in some ways, have been less progressive than some other provinces.
One thing in the 2004 accord was that we created the primary health care transition fund federally. That helped to fund a lot of the studies that have supported these developments, so the federal government's role is leadership, and that is absolutely crucial on a range of issues. We've heard about continuing care. I think pharmacare is probably another one. I think making best use of health human resources is another.
So leadership, pan-Canadian standards, funding the development of demonstration projects and pilot projects.... I know it's not sexy and there's a lot of criticism around pilot and demonstration projects, but these are critical areas--and I think we've heard of some today--where investment in research is really important to help move the agenda forward.