I have a variety of questions; I'm just trying to figure out where I want to start.
First of all, I should welcome you to the committee and thank you very much for your reports. We can see that there has been some headway and that we still have a long way to go.
With respect to the internal agreements, when the internal agreement was negotiated, there were concerns expressed that cross-jurisdictional qualifications for health professions might exacerbate shortages in some provinces and territories as it became easier to move to major centres out of province. The advantages of free movement are evident, but I'm wondering what has been done to ensure the added mobility doesn't shortchange regions that are already suffering from health care shortages.