The fact that we know the pandemic exacerbated our pre-existing fragmented and broken health care system is highlighted in that article. The pandemic raised awareness of the chronic gaps that we have in our health care system, which we continue to experience. The pandemic itself did not cause it.
This particular legislation certainly could help us identify what we could do to be better prepared for another pandemic because it takes into account not just what occurred during COVID-19, but also previous health crises. It could help us identify where we could improve as a country, as a unified health system and as a profession.
We spoke briefly about health data. I believe that's critically important. Canada lacks on interoperability in many different ways. We have the challenges in planning our workforce supply without adequate demographic service activity and geographical information.
That's the reality of the system that we're in right now. We need to work better together.