Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses for being with us today for this really important study. I'm really excited about this. I think it's a long time coming.
I'm speaking to all of you from Fredericton, New Brunswick, the unceded Wolastoqiyik territory here.
I'll start with Ms. Moriarty.
Specifically, you mentioned sexual and reproductive health. I have a particular preoccupation with that. I'm from New Brunswick, and we are perhaps infamously known for not upholding the Canada Health Act as far as having access, regardless of where you live in the province, to reproductive access and care is concerned.
We actually have a research study that's being undertaken here. It should be close to completion, quantifying what that experience looks like here in New Brunswick and some of the impacts from not having that ease of access. The province was concerned we weren't moving beyond anecdotal evidence. It's really important to have this research project capture that.
As a result of some of this, we've actually had health transfer dollars held back throughout the province of New Brunswick. It seems to be the only kind of stick we have. It's not necessarily working, especially in a province that has surplus budgets.
Can you provide us with any direction as far as the Government of Canada is concerned? What other mechanisms do we have, or should we have, to enforce the Canada Health Act when it comes to reproductive care and access?