Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thanks to everybody for joining us here today.
I got scooped a bit by my colleague and friend at the end of the table, Mr. Davies, on the question I was going to go into with you, Dr. Skarsgard, but I'll also address it in a bit more detail.
There are two facts that really stood out in your testimony here today: that 65% of scheduled surgeries were performed within the window and that this goes back to 2007. This is a crisis, as you indicated a number of times, but a crisis that absolutely should be addressed by all levels of government across the country, quite frankly.
However, there are some 2018 numbers that were quoted by Mr. Davies. I see by your 2023 numbers here that it's 58% out of window. Is this trending in a negative direction? Perhaps you can fill us in a bit on that.
If I could, I'll just add my second question to that before I turn it over to you. To unpack some of what you said to Mr. Davies, is this a matter of resources? Should the federal funding go to more nurses? Should it go to more infrastructure, to operating rooms and to more hospitals in general? If you can unpack exactly where some of that would make the biggest difference, it would be helpful.