Health committee  We are trying to collect that data through the survey I mentioned before. We don't have it yet. One thing I often state is to keep in mind what it means to work in indigenous health and serve the indigenous community in Canada. Certainly one way is by working in rural and remote

Health committee  That is an excellent point, the range of health professions that ought to be looked at. One of the reasons we can be here today as organizations is that we have reached a critical mass in our profession. We're very thankful for it. The reason we don't see physiotherapist organiza

Health committee  Salary certainly is one. One of the real challenges our physicians face is if they are working in small communities and have to maintain fee-for-service practices, it can be very difficult to make competitive salaries. So there's a preference to maintain salaried positions, despi

Health committee  This is the first I've heard of it, so I'm not going to pretend this is a well-thought-out and researched answer. I can certainly see the potential for that to affect our communities. I'm from Manitoba, so I'm less familiar with Ontario policies, and I defer to anyone else who is

Health committee  We don't have evidence-based numbers on that; it's anecdotal. For the general population we know it's over $100,000 now for a medical student. Anecdotally, and because I've been in a position to see some scholarship applications and stuff, we often see numbers that are higher tha

Health committee  No.

Health committee  Very little. First, you should understand that most of the universities do not collect any self-identified aboriginal information, and when they do they are very reluctant to release it externally, so we don't have any access to that data. We have tried to address that by starti

Health committee  Again, the number of spots is going to vary by university and by province and by program. I think what's important to realize is that an aboriginal student can apply to any university through the general programs and get admitted, but I think what you're probably referring to is

Health committee  More than ten. I can't remember the exact number.

Health committee  It's variable. The registered first nation students may have access to band funding, depending on if their band has rules about the maximum number of years they're eligible for funding, or the maximum number of degrees, since everyone has to have a prior degree. Then there would

Health committee  If I might comment, I appreciate both your and Monsieur Malo's comments about H1N1 and the underlying social determinants of health, and I believe I referenced them when I was here speaking at the H1N1 meeting. What I think is really important that we all make very clear is tha

Health committee  I think we need to recognize that it's the responsibility of all of us. Half of our population is urban, so it is not exclusively a federal responsibility; we all have to step up and play our roles. When I was in St. Theresa Point about a month ago now, we had a forum on public

Health committee  Thank you for that opportunity. Now you're putting me on the spot. Of course, my mind just went totally blank. I think I would just take the opportunity to really enforce how successful our organizations have been, even in these difficult climates. One concern I would raise ag

Health committee  The other very important thing I would mention is that the vast majority of our students and physicians were the first people in their families, and often the first people in their communities, to go to university. So we need to consider what makes any child think that a career i

Health committee  I will start. In terms of how much money, our proposal will be for $850,000 for this year. That would be really helpful. That's not just from AHHRI. We're also working with the Health Human Resource Strategies Division, because this is not solely the responsibility of First Nat