Look, it takes everybody moving in the same direction. It's not enough that the federal government does its part. Obviously, hospitals and health systems are actually managed by provinces, so it's hugely consequential whether or not they make the appropriate investments. You're absolutely right in that.
One thing I would point to is the agreements that we signed with provinces. For the first time, there were conditions. There were tailored bilateral agreements. There were common indicators.
CIHI just had its baseline data. When it comes out next year, we're actually going to be able to see in data rather than in anecdote which provinces are making the advances and which ones are not.
It's very interesting. In Manitoba, Nova Scotia and B.C., these elections turned on health care. People care deeply about this, so I think there's certainly a major electoral consequence to it.
We have used the Canada Health Act in many different instances to charge provinces when they're charging private fees, but this is a major topic. We have a health ministers' meeting coming up, and I would rather get there through collaboration. Obviously, that's the preferred goal.
I've had a very good conversation, as an example, with Jane Philpott in Ontario around the work she's doing in primary care. Michelle Thompson, whom I was talking to and sharing messages with, has some great ideas, in a Conservative jurisdiction, on how they can improve their health system.
There's no reason for this to be.... Just because a government is Conservative, it doesn't need to take the federal Conservative position of making cuts and attacking the health system. There's a way that we can work together collaboratively, and I think that's what we should do.