Thank you, Mr. Chair.
We all understand that the natural health products industry is an important industry and that so many Canadians—millions of Canadians—depend on natural health products. I count myself among them, so I have some questions about the bill.
However, before I come to that, I couldn't resist, given Dr. Ellis's line of questioning, asking you to dispel a couple of myths that have been passed around the health committee table. The first is that the dental care program the NDP pushed for and successfully worked on doesn't exist. The second is that pharmacare has no future.
My questions for you are simply these. First of all, how many Canadians have benefited from the Canadian dental care program to date, in the first 24 weeks of the program? Second, how many provinces have indicated an interest in signing up to the pharmacare program, which will cover diabetes medication and devices—