Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you to the panel for being here.
I'm not a regular member of the committee, but it's interesting for me to sit in.
One of the things that I know in life is if we don't put money into research and innovation, we keep doing the same things over and over with the same results, and I think health care has been one of those things where innovation and research have led us to great advances in many things. Some of the research and the innovation is actually from our own country and we should be very proud and yelling from the rooftops about it. When I look at some of these things from a pure layman's perspective, laparoscopic surgery, cataract surgery, all of those things are now meaning fewer hospital stays for patients. That has to be good for everybody.
It would seem to me that more money in research and innovation is far better than just throwing money into the system expecting the same results. I welcome what the minister has said here. I am just convinced that this is the right approach to take. More money doesn't fix a bad system. We need the innovation and research to do that, and I think you're on that path.
I would just say one little thing, Dr. Taylor: the police aren't punitive. Having said that, I understand a wise person's panel has been struck by the minister. Can you tell us how that is moving forward? What can we expect going forward with some of the things from that panel?