Well, as a student of federalism, I would submit that by and large this is a municipal coordination problem in most cases. There's considerable variation across this province, for instance, as to who gets called out and when. In principle, I entirely concur with you that it's hardly a good use of taxpayer resources to call the ambulance, the $350,000 fire truck with eight people on board, and the police cruiser when grandma, as tragic as it is, breaks her leg walking down the stairs.
But ultimately I think we need to make sure that we stay within our areas of jurisdiction, and I'm not sure the federal government can provide a whole lot of leadership, because, as Mr. Norlock pointed out, for instance, this would be a local community decision, and different types of communities have different types of needs in that regard. But in principle, I concur.