I'll say just two things. Recently, in meetings I've had in Ottawa with members of Parliament, the Alzheimer Society has received two messages, one being that any issues around the creation of a strategy will not be looked on very favourably, that the push for having strategies is really not something the government will support. That is one message I heard.
The second message I heard is that any kind of work at the federal-provincial-territorial table should really come up through the provincial ministers, not from the federal minister.
So I would suggest that that's a real opportunity for this subcommittee to come forward with a clear recommendation.
I agree with what Shannon said in terms of the federal government having a real role in taking leadership on developing a brain strategy and addressing these issues.