Human Resources committee  Just to add to that discussion, as you all know, there have been a number of labour sector studies for various health disciplines or health professions. There was a nursing one, a physician one, a pharmacist one, a home care one. The Canadian Healthcare Association was involved in all of these, sometimes on the steering committee, sometimes on the management committee.

Human Resources committee  I just wanted to note that it's not only clinical practice positions for physicians; residencies are important, but every front-line provider needs a placement. There is an integration of foreign workers, and, frankly, current workers too, and that's an area that needs funding.

Human Resources committee  I'll try to address all of your issues. On the issue of prevention, I think every association sitting at this table understands that we need to have a healthy population and to maintain the health of the population. That will ultimately be the best way to reduce the demands on our health system.

Human Resources committee  On behalf of the Canadian Healthcare Association, I would like to say that I am very happy to be with you today. I'd just like to explain that the Canadian Healthcare Association is the federation of provincial and territorial hospital and health organizations across Canada. Through our members, we represent a broad continuum of services.