Health committee  I would add that I believe we are not training enough of those kinds of clinicians in the technologies that they need to use. Therefore, we need action now, because experts don't just develop overnight. It takes 10 years or more to develop clinicians who are well versed and able

Health committee  I have just a quick comment. It's not only that new jobs are created but also that there is the potential of loss of jobs, because this will be a very competitive field in which researchers, clinicians with expertise in this area, would be heavily headhunted internationally. We

Health committee  Dr. Rossant?

Health committee  Yes. There are examples of patients who have gone abroad and come back with infections, because their immune systems were compromised and the treatments being administered were not clear. I would say that it is imperative that we develop a broad structure that allows rapid ass

Health committee  I totally agree with what is being stated, but we must be visionary and look to the future to building that capacity right across the country. Otherwise, it will inevitably result in inequalities that the public will not be happy about.

Health committee  It varies from province to province, but at this moment we know that every province has had applications to the provincial health ministries for support of the funding necessary to access. But I must point out that at the moment, there are not well-established studies that have g

Health committee  Yes, absolutely.

Health committee  Thank you. I want to thank the chair for the invitation to present before this committee. My group represents CancerCare Manitoba, a provincial cancer agency, and the regenerative medicine program at the University of Manitoba. As the fourth presenter, forgive me if I repeat

Health committee  Good morning.

Health committee  Yes, thank you.

Health committee  Yes.