Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I recognize there are other players in the field and federal monies coming into the area of health are important ones. Again I would argue that we cannot depend on the federal government for this and if in fact we do believe that it is a priority we should be investing in it.

I would ask the Minister, why? I know it is something that she has often spoken very passionately about; the need to get ahead of the ball rather than dealing solely with treatment after the fact; to try and get a head of the game, and to be proactive in the health field, and getting more of our population making healthy choices.

Why would we not demonstrate to our partners the federal government, why they should be spending more, by us putting more of an emphasis into the preventative side of our budget? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.