Certainly this is one of the most controversial parts of this bill. There are those who believe the simplest way to get the provinces to deliver palliative care is to make it clear in the Canada Health Act that it's an included service. There are those who are reluctant to open up the Canada Health Act, because of the many other changes that would be desirable there.
The Minister of Health is leaning towards incorporating this in the health accord because the negotiations with the provinces have indicated the provinces are already starting to move in this direction, and they're obviously looking for governmental support on it. That's a possibility.
When it comes to how best to implement it, there are different parts of the strategy. The government may choose to put a specific palliative care program in place that could be a multi-year program that gets training resources, gets infrastructure in place, starts to work with the provinces to determine what services need to be put in place, and does the rural Internet that will be required as a basis for the north.