Human Resources committee  Thank you. This coordinating office referred to by HEAL is the same entity we've all been talking about this morning, so I won't repeat those comments, but that is what we're talking about. In terms of international information, I don't have a response to that right now, but per

Human Resources committee  I'll make one comment. We do have the more detailed background document, which expands on each of those, and I was just trying to find the place. But I'll defer to CMA to comment on that for you.

Human Resources committee  Initially I will just clarify that my earlier comments about the Health Council and the work of HEAL referred to the work prior to the Health Council being established. In other words, what we were lobbying for was the same sort of mechanism we're talking about here today. In fac

Human Resources committee  Thank you. I'm fully supportive of the comments made by my colleagues. The one thing I might add that could be of interest to you is that two or three years ago, as the discussions were unfolding about the establishment of the health council, HEAL hoped that it would in fact be

Human Resources committee  Thank you. I will add one comment. In deference to the professions you see in front of you here, I would remind all the committee members that I'm here reflecting the voices of another 26 or so professions that cannot be here and reflecting as well the roles they play in the hea

Human Resources committee  Thank you. For the record, please let me thank you once again for the opportunity to speak with you today. The intent of those of us in front of you today is to bring to your attention the concerns of the health system vis-à-vis the issues under scrutiny by this committee. We h

Human Resources committee  We are presenting common messages that are very important to all of us--

Human Resources committee  First of all, thank you. Thank you for this opportunity to speak to you today. Our intent is to reflect the concerns of the health system vis-à-vis the issues under scrutiny by this committee and to bring that whole arena to your attention. We have both common messages, support