Sure. As Mr. Waldman mentioned in the previous panel, there used to be a mechanism that did allow the provinces similar powers in this area. This points to the unfairness of the provision as a whole, and also the unworkability of the system.
I don't think it makes sense, and I certainly would not advocate that this committee just tinker with the system. If it's already been recognized that there is a problem, that this system is discriminatory, then allowing the provinces additional mechanisms to circumvent this discrimination is not a fair way to approach the issue.
With respect to the point that it's the provinces who shoulder the burden of health care costs, we have some concerns with the cost savings estimates that have been provided. My colleagues and I have reviewed the transcripts of the first day when the department bureaucrats were here, and—