Well, Mr. Davies, you're wrong. The Prime Minister did not say that the additional patent protection is going to increase the cost of drugs. He said it's possible that it may. There are steps we can take as a government to make sure that delays in the patent processing system are reduced or perhaps even eliminated. That would make this additional protection unnecessary.
We have, however, said to the provinces, “Listen, if there are additional costs”—which won't kick in until eight to ten years from now—“we're prepared to keep you whole.” That was the commitment we made to the provinces, and as you know, every province and territory came out very clearly in support of this agreement.