Thank you.
In 2011 we did a close look at the economics of that. We found that one-quarter of Canadians do go to a doctor when they're faced with some minor ailment. We looked at coughs and colds, and for those who go to the doctor, those things alone represent about $625 million in doctor visits annually. For the percentage of people who go despite having mild symptoms, if they practised self-care alone, that would save the health care system $89 million annually.
We translated that into what it would mean in savings on doctor visits, and it would mean enough savings for 500 000 Canadians to have access to doctors' visits. That's not prescription drug costs. That's not testing. That's not other costs as well.