Mr. Palmer, I just wanted to focus in on some of your testimony. The coverage gap, which Mr. Davies referred to as well, is one of the biggest concerns I have. We don't have universal coverage for pharmacare, and some Canadians, depending on their employment, either do or don't have coverage. About six million, or 22% of Canadians, right now are privately insured. They're paying out of their own pockets. Another significant portion are uninsured, and because many don't fill prescriptions as they can't afford them, we really don't know the extent of those who are under-insured or unable to provide.
We've heard other witnesses state that the catastrophic drug coverage programs really don't work—there was very good and compelling testimony on this—and that the public-private mix isn't working. What is your answer? You were very critical of a comprehensive pharmacare program in Canada. You were quite critical of it but there was no response to the coverage gap. How would you actually address that?