Health committee  Thanks very much. Certainly, I would welcome all members of the committee to join us. I know that our colleagues right across the country would always be very keen to show folks around. I really appreciate the question; I think it's a great way to finish. Clearly, your questi

Health committee  I'll take that question. We don't currently have a system that allows us, on a real-time basis, to track occupancy or even bed capacity across Canada, so again, the short answer is, right now, no. We cannot tell you exactly what that occupancy is, but I can tell you, as I talk t

Health committee  Yes.

Health committee  Yes, if I could, just really quickly. I absolutely support Dr. Drake's responses but would add that, yes, the answer is that additional investment in an under-resourced children's health system would make a difference. I just want to highlight for this table how small our curren

Health committee  Thanks very much, Dr. Hanley. It's certainly great to see you again. There are a number of different initiatives that I think can help there. I point back to some of the things that you, yourself, talked about 20 years ago, 30 years ago, which really take advantage of the improv

Health committee  Thanks very much. I was going to go where my colleague Alex went. I'll just extend that to point out that, when we think about a child health strategy and a federal government role, it's about ensuring we apply a child health lens to policy decisions, and not only health care po

Health committee  Thanks, Mr. Lake, for sharing your experience with your son. I know that all of us empathize with the challenges that presents. Again, not surprisingly, the short answer is it would have made a significant difference. I want to be clear that what we do now, as Alex so eloquently

Health committee  Thank you. Like my colleague, I haven't yet obtained that doctorate, but thank you for the faith. The answer clearly is yes. It's just one example of the interconnectedness of the environment and all of the pieces of the health care system, but also the social community and fami

Health committee  Thank you very much and good morning. I really appreciate this opportunity to speak to you about this vitally important topic. As noted, I'm joining you today as president of McMaster Children's Hospital and as chair of the board of directors of Children's Healthcare Canada. I'