I think that was already in the briefing notes. It depends on the way the care is organized.
In Canada we have a higher number of nurses per 100,000 inhabitants than many of the continental European countries; however, we have fewer doctors. But when we compare ourselves to something a bit more like the British system, or even with the Americans, we're maybe not that far behind. So I think it's very difficult to answer the question of whether we have enough of this or enough of that. It goes beyond physicians and nurses. It depends on how the care is organized. It depends on the scope of practice. The scope of practice of a physician is not the same, depending on the country. The scope of practice of a nurse is not the same. So it's very difficult to make the judgment about whether we are advantaged or disadvantaged compared to other countries.
What we can say is that on average we have fewer physicians than the OECD, but this is because of the model of care. We have more nurses. In terms of the trends over time, there has not been a lot of change in terms of the number of physicians per 100,000 inhabitants in the country. That's relatively stable. In terms of nurses, we saw a relatively significant decrease in the 1990s when the government had a large deficit. We are now seeing an increase. We're not at the level we were before the 1990 reduction.