Madam Speaker, I did touch on that initiative in my speech and I do support it. I think the provinces are actually doing things in a vacuum from the standpoint that the federal government should actually be the one providing the leadership for that.
When the premier of Saskatchewan was asked that question last night, he said the same thing. He agreed and was hoping that the province of Saskatchewan's initiative would move the federal government to show leadership and launch a similar national review. We agree with that.
The provinces are doing things that they have no choice but to do at this point because they have a disproportionate share of the burden. It has all happened in a hurry. They have had to increase their spending and take on added responsibilities at a time when the cost of delivering health care was escalating anyway. It is crunch time.