Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Member is correct. There was a meeting last week of provincial-territorial health Ministers. It was held in Montreal. It was a strategizing meeting. I was able to save the government significant money by attending this meeting by conference call.
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We did receive a report of that strategy session. Subsequently, the Premiers of the provinces and territories met to discuss the outcome of the Montreal meeting. Mr. Kakfwi was kind enough to invite me to sit in on that and hear what the agenda was going to be, as a result of the meeting in Montreal.
In fact, tomorrow in Toronto, there is a meeting with Allan Rock of provincial and territorial health Ministers. If I left at 5:00 p.m. I could still be there by tomorrow morning.
Again, it has turned into an inter-governmental and Premiers' issue. We know what the agenda is going to be and I would be happy to share that with the Members. Again though, I am torn between my responsibilities in this House. The interim appropriation for my department has been deferred and has not yet been passed. My loyalties are to the House. Thank you.
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