We avoided a fate worse than death.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister and officials, for being with us.
Dr. Lucas, I want to start by adding New Democrats' appreciation for your leadership. At a time when many people in Canada are saying everything is broken, you and your department helped build and create a solution by presiding over the biggest expansion of public health care in half a century by bringing dental care to nine million Canadians, public drugs and devices to diabetics, and contraception to people who need it. I want to thank you, on behalf of our party, for the fine work that you and your department did on that.
Minister, perhaps I can start with you. Can you confirm approximately how many people have signed up for the Canadian dental care plan to date?