Mr. Speaker, I would like the hon. member to know that the wait times guarantee is a collaborative effort. We know that the federal government and the provinces form a partnership in the management of our health care system. We are committed to working with the provinces toward that goal.
What is more important is we are not just looking at Canada, we are looking at the rest of the world. As I mentioned in my speech, we are also looking at other countries that have recognized the need for patient wait times guarantee benchmarks for the delivery of those health services.
I am happy and proud that the health minister is going to use that information plus the results of some experiences in Canada, in particular, as I mentioned in my speech, Alberta's hip and knee replacement pilot project that resulted in a reduction from 47 weeks to 4.7 weeks.
These are the kinds of results that Canadians are looking for and these are the kinds of results that they are going to see delivered by the government in cooperation with the provinces.