Thank you.
I thank you for having read my old report. I hope it wasn't too boring.
There are two things.
First of all, we have to think about the considerable impact that demographic change is going to bring about in our society. This will obviously impact health care, which I will get back to in a moment, but also many other social and economic dimensions of our lives. These are major changes. It is in our interest to reflect upon them carefully and to work on this with close attention.
That said, as you know, I am not the minister responsible for health matters. The fact remains that we all agree that these resources will be important, as the article pointed out, as well as the way in which we use them. I think that all of us around this table agree that even if the management of health care falls under provincial jurisdiction, the Canadian government hopes to play a role as facilitator and offer encouragement and financial support. As you said so well, we are not only talking about health care, but also about a more global approach to health. Since these issues impact almost all of the provinces and territories in a very important way, I think that the Canadian government will want to step up once again by offering its best cooperation and support.