Mr. Chairman, I listened with great interest to my learned colleague opposite, whom I appreciate very much since I work with him on the Standing Committee on Health.
He mentioned, among other things, that health care needs to be rethought. Having practised medicine for a number of years, I absolutely agree with that. Indeed we have seen a significant increase in the demand for home care, palliative care, and so on.
In light of this need and in light of the importance of this commission, does the member think that this debate on the future of health care is futile? Does he think that we should not be doing this? I would like him to comment on this.