Thank you, Madam Chair.
Let me say at the outset that it is with enormous pleasure that we have Sandy McDonald here again today. I take great pride, coming from the city of Barrie, that we have such a renowned vascular surgeon. Many people in our community refer to you as a local saint. As people around Canada are hearing about what you're doing, more and more people are coming to that conclusion.
I wanted to touch on a few of the things that have been mentioned today, one of them being obstacles to this treatment. I think it's important that we dissect them, so that it's very clear when this committee does a report that we can highlight what those obstacles are and what needs to be rectified.
The first obstacle that is mentioned is hospitals. The hospital you're at no longer permits you to provide this treatment. What is the status of other hospitals in Canada?