Thank you, Madam Chairperson.
Thanks to all of you for actually kick-starting our study, which begs for your input and advice in terms of the macro issues at stake.
I think you've all said, in one way or another, that we have very much a crisis in terms of health human resources, whether it's in terms of shortages, under-utilizations, or difficult working conditions, and that of course leads to long waiting lists, a lack of confidence in our health care system, and could break our medicare model.
We've had studies for twenty years now that I've been around. I think we need to hear from you, as a committee, what do we recommend, where do we start to look, in terms of a strategy that will finally lift itself up off the page and go somewhere?
First of all, do you all agree that we need some sort of a national approach to this issue that has due regard for the uniqueness of Quebec but that coordinates, which is something that I think was supposed to come out of the 2003-2004 ministers meeting? I think that's how the Health Council got its start. Do you agree that we need this kind of a strategy? What are the elements of it? How do we make that happen here in the federal government?
Maybe, Jeanne, you could start.