Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
As I was saying, you are probably aware that in the spring of 2010 an all-party parliamentary committee on palliative and compassionate care was formed after a private member's bill was defeated, which called upon the government to legalize euthanasia. Obviously, this committee was formed as a response to recognizing that. It was not enough to just defeat that bill, but we needed to take a look at end-of-life care and provide compassionate care to those who were in a palliative state. This past fall a report was published called Not to be Forgotten. It focused on palliative care, suicide prevention, and elder abuse.
My question for you, Madam Minister, is this. What is our government doing in regard to advancing palliative care for Canadians?