Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In regard to programs and services, there seems to be a real increase in the cancer rates, especially between the ages of 45 and on. Is there anything that the department is doing to make it mandatory that x-ray tests be taken for that particular age group?

There seems to be a concern that they are diagnosing people after the fact or too late. If you do it as a continuous program by taking these x-rays every year, you are able to possibly have a better survival rate if you are diagnosed with cancer in regard to having early detection.

I would like to ask the Minister, have you looked at the possibility of implementing such a program so that it is mandatory for people over the age of, say 45 to 60?