Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I do not think we need to conduct a study. We would need to compile some of the statistics which we already have in our possession because of the good record-keeping by the department on statistics about various types of illnesses and cancers and so on.

So I think if the Member would like us to work with our chief medical officer to look at some of those numbers to determine if there is anything unusual going on out there in the regions or in specific communities to do further work and research to try and find out what some of the contributing causes are, that is something that we could do within the department. It would not require a study.

I am sure the Member can appreciate that we cannot just one day decide we are going to undertake a study. Scientific research is something that you would have to have a good plan in hand to undertake. You would have to have a good rationale for the expenditure of the funds prior to embarking on the project. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.