Yes. I think that “otherwise engage” completely undermines the point of the clause. It means that the minister could call up all the other health ministers with a phone call, individually, and that's not the point.
I think the point is to have a conference because what we're trying to establish is the need for public awareness and public input and to involve the stakeholder groups. A conference helps with that, in terms of media and in this ongoing goal to have all Canadians understand how important this is. That just won't be achieved by the Minister of Health phoning up their counterparts across the country.