Mr. Speaker, I remind the hon. member that when the Prime Minister launched the promise of the forum as he did in the red book, he did so with the express purpose of bringing the stakeholders around the table.
That is why the Consumers Association of Canada has endorsed the forum. The Canadian Public Health Association has endorsed the forum. The Canadian Medical Association has endorsed the forum. The Canadian Nurses Association has endorsed the forum. The Canadian Hospital Association has endorsed the program.
The players are around the table. We think this $12 million investment will yield dividends in a system that is currently costing us $16 billion. Is that money not being well spent?