First, I would like to thank all our witnesses for being here today.
It is always a special time of the year when we can put questions to you or to the minister. I missed my opportunity to ask the minister questions today, but perhaps I will be able to do so next time.
I want to go back to the case of Ms. Lajoie. My colleague Mr. Lapointe brought the matter up; he is passionately involved in the case. Ms. Sellah spoke about it too. I am pleased that the minister was able to answer the question by stating categorically that she has no plans to create an ombudsman position, at least in the short term.
Could I get an answer from you, Ms. Yeates? When Mr. Lapointe and the minister were discussing the matter, they did not seem to be on the same wavelength in terms of the way the story unfolded. According to the information that my colleague has passed to me, Ms. Lajoie's oncologist did everything required under the rules, and nothing worked.
You can take a little time before you answer. I can even ask another question in the meantime, so that you can have a little more time to answer this one.
As my colleague and I understand it, everything was done according to the rules and yet the lady ended up not getting access to the health care she needed. I think that is the reason my colleague was suggesting the ombudsman position, to make sure that the situation will not happen again.
Perhaps it is too early for you to provide a report, but are there things that could be improved in the future, maybe by creating an ombudsman position or by anything else? Did everything go well in this case? Tell us what you think of Ms. Lajoie's story.