I realize we’ve had an unfortunate circumstance here, but I do want to say, too, that I have constituents who have received medical services through Capital Health Authority and thought that if they moved to Edmonton, they would get better service. They found out it was better to move back to the Northwest Territories, where they were given a priority status when receiving services at the U of A.
For the Minister’s information, the London, Ontario, and Edmonton, Alberta, university hospitals are the top two rated in Canada. I guess I’m just a little bit concerned that maybe with the rich economy in Alberta, they might decide to give us the heave-ho hearing a discussion like this. I mean, they’re very busy with their own people, and they have a lot of money in Alberta. It’s one of the richest provinces in Canada now.
I’d like to know: has there ever been any tone from the negotiations with the Capital Health Authority that maybe they’re just too busy to take us on?