Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to all for being here. It's greatly appreciated, given that it's late on a Friday. Our windows are closed, so I have no idea what the weather is like outside, but I appreciate your all being here at this point in time with your presentations and comments.
As you all understand, ultimately, we're looking at the legislation. To me and to you, I believe, this is about what we can do to make this piece of legislation better. What steps and suggestions can you put forward that we should be able to utilize so that we can make amendments, if needed, to this? That's a huge challenge because, as we've heard, those amendments have to be in by four o'clock today, so there are concerns as to whether they will be put forward and whether they even be passed or not. Time will tell along those lines.
One thing that I think is being alluded to but not really hit on is that health care is provincial. It's been touched on by a number of you that it is a provincial issue, and it comes to that aspect of the provinces being able to do what they need to do.
Dr. Gagnon, you made some comments on looking at steps that could be done, and you did indicate or suggest, at least what I thought I heard you say, that it could be done at the provincial level.
Are you suggesting that we as the federal government should be putting in legislation to tell all the provinces that they should be putting in a universal health care plan?