Patients First: Closing the Health Care Gap in Canada starts with a premise no one can disagree with: Things can be better in our health care system, in every way. Dr. Montague then goes on to show how patients, practitioners and policy-makers can make incremental improvements that will make things better. At the centre of his vision is the patient, and he provides a blueprint that will deliver optimal health care results without necessarily engendering a greater burden on available resources.