The answer to this last question is that I think it is entirely reasonable that we ask elderly visitors who have much higher rates of health care consumption to obtain private health insurance if they're coming to Canada on extended visits, so that those costs do not fall to taxpayers through provincial health care systems. Yes, I think it's entirely reasonable, and it's precisely through that program integrity measure that we've been able to expand access for longer visits for parents and grandparents.
On March 13th, 2012. See this statement in context.