Health committee  We agree, and that would be a major plank of a comprehensive strategy.

Health committee  Are you talking about the top of page 4?

Health committee  I stand corrected, sir, but it is interesting that in the demographics of our society you have to have supermarkets competing with farmers' markets and nutritionally based foods and that sort of thing, and the entire layout in advertising is directed towards the unhealthy food.

Health committee  I'm not familiar with the specific research you mention. You do raise a broader issue, though, of the role of exercise in the broader public health. I think there's a fair amount of literature on that, which indicates that rather than simply calorie expenditure, there are other

Health committee  I'd just complement that, Mr. Chair, by saying that our members tell us that families and children do listen to their family doctors and do listen to their pediatricians, and respect them. So our value added I think is really in the area of communication, not regulation and adver

Health committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for hearing us today. It's a pleasure to join our colleagues from the Canadian Paediatric Society to make this presentation on this vital area of public health concern. I am a full-time practising physician from Atlantic Can

Finance committee  Thank you, sir. We need the money, and we think that wait times are simply a symptom of a human resources problem. In terms of training doctors and nurses, we're looking at some options in the short and medium terms, such as increasing the number of qualified immigrant positions

Finance committee  In Charlottetown last August, we had a major discussion at our annual meeting in which the broader determinants of children's health were discussed in detail, with a phenomenal public and media response. To deal with the issue, we're trying to organize a November summit with some

Finance committee  Thank you, Chair, ladies and gentlemen. It's a pleasure to address your Standing Committee on Finance as part of your pre-budget consultation. I'm joined by our CEO, Mr. William Tholl. In keeping with the general theme set by your committee, our presentation, “Medicine for a Mo

Human Resources committee  As a professional association we're not into credentialing, but there are national bodies that do it.

Human Resources committee  Mr. Chair, I would agree with that. I think we're probably learning a lot about these inefficiencies in our waiting list alliance and in our management of waiting lists, such as in orthopedics in Alberta and Ontario. You're going to be hearing a lot about that.

Human Resources committee  We traditionally have never done that.

Human Resources committee  As the proportional share of the educational cost is borne more by the trainee than the institution, I think this poses some fairly serious human rights and ethical questions, and traditionally we've not looked at it that way.

Human Resources committee  Mr. Chair, through you to Mr. Brown, if I had all the answers, I probably wouldn't be sitting here right now, but the questions you raise are germane and I shall try to at least offer some things we're looking at and possible solutions. In relation to the foreign graduate situat

Human Resources committee  Briefly, Mr. Chair, that's really the core of the problem. It's really what we call capacity within the training centres to fit these graduates, even if you had the funding and the qualifications. You're exactly dead-on; yes.