Thank you for being here to help us complete our study.
I have two questions. One is related to what Dr. Tepper was just talking about. We heard last session that change is necessary and has to be based on collaborative teams. We also heard that data are essential. I think I wasn't hearing collaborative teams as being the core of what your organization is addressing; the collaborative team model is very different from the model of identifying the needs for certain specific practitioners individually.
The other question I have is about international doctors. I've been briefed about the transitional licensing law in Ontario for international doctors, with the view that it could be a way to engage those doctors before they are fully qualified to work in Canada by having them assist physicians. The physicians get paid for the supervision. The international doctors get employment in their field at a pay rate that makes it affordable to go through the hoops. It is an important way to address the international medical graduate system. I would like somebody to talk to me about that as well.