Veterans Affairs committee  Carpeting, surfaces.

Veterans Affairs committee  Loose carpeting is bad, or carpeting that doesn't grip. So it's a question of making the environment stable.

Veterans Affairs committee  I can't speak to the details of that, but I am awarethat the issue of people's readiness to enter the health professions has been under considerable discussion, not only within the health domain but certainly also within education. In particular, within Health Canada our effort h

Veterans Affairs committee  I would have to look at the plan itself to see how they've characterized it. The aboriginal plan is generally reflected inthe pan-Canadian health human resources plan, but it's more specifically reflected in the work of the first nations and Inuit health branch.

Veterans Affairs committee  This isn't specifically related to veterans, but with regard to the complications associated with medications, there are two things that Health Canada is certainly trying to do. One is working with pharmacists and providers on optimal prescribing. So there is work to try to ensur

Veterans Affairs committee  As I've already said, it's really a problem everywhere in the country and in the world. The government is working with the provinces and territories and granting them money to increase the number of physicians and other health professionals, particularly nurses and psychologists,

Veterans Affairs committee  I would like to add one thing. In addition to work we do within the portfolio with integrating concerns for first nations or multicultural requirements, we are also mindful of the need to include a first nations perspective. For example, the Mental Health Commission of Canada is

Veterans Affairs committee  You're right, this is a very big challenge, but one that's present around the world. We share our experience and our ideas with other countries, at certain conferences, in the context of other partnerships. In Canada, we have the Health Human Resources Action Plan. This is a plan