We had some witnesses talk about the Canadian system. Overall there's fairly good coverage, but there seem to be some gaps when it comes to groups like the working poor and seniors.
I think it was Mr. Adams who said if we didn't have private insurance, then on Day 1, boom, the federal government would have to cover, I think the number was around $17 billion, or a portion of that. Whatever it would work out to would be significant.
One of my colleagues asked if you were opposed to having a publicly funded pharmacare program. Are you opposed to having a hybrid program or an improvement of the program we have now, a mix between private and public, to allow better access, as you said, to certain medications that may not be covered because of cost constraints?