Thank you, Madam Chair.
Now that we've had the announcement in the budget, we'll begin work with colleagues in the student aid programs and health departments across the country. In some cases, there will be provincial programs that will want to understand how these are defined, how “rural” is defined in various jurisdictions, and come up with definitions that make sense from all points of view.
Having been a provincial deputy of health, I think there's a real sense that having the numbers of professional health providers is critical, but actually attracting and retaining them in areas where you need them for the population is also critical. So I think we'll want to work with partners on that definition, both, as I say, with HRSDC and the student aid partners across the country, but also with the health departments across the country.