Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to all the witnesses for coming today. This is a very interesting discussion in terms of the role of government in this policy area. There are some very difficult decisions to be made.
I was on the finance committee for three years. Everything was dollars and cents. As a corporate lawyer, the bottom line always rang true in my work. At the same time, though, on the side of immigrants, we relied on social safety nets from time to time as I was growing up. Without those programs, I might not be a member of Parliament today.
As I'm hearing this testimony, I'm thinking to myself that I have this tremendous education and I'm a member of Parliament today, and I'm looking at it from the perspective of what's in the best interests of the nation. At the same time, when I hear Isaac's story, I'm thinking about my own family's story. My heart goes out to your family. Our prayers are with Isaac, and we wish him all the best. It's such a remarkable story that your family is going through.
My question is to Dr. Coyle. Does any jurisdiction get this right? In Canada we have a unique health care administration between the federal government and the provincial government. Is there any example of a jurisdiction, let's say in the G7 or the G20, that gets it right on rare diseases?