Health is a very tricky issue in Canada, Dr. Bennett, as you know. I'm a former dean of medicine, and I would have loved to have had the federal government paying some residency slots when I was in Newfoundland and Labrador. However, I'm not sure my government at the time would have appreciated that intrusion.
There is a need, and perhaps as a program for international medical graduates there is a way in which Immigration Canada or the federal government can have a role, but I am not sure how that can be best applied.