Thank you, Madam Chairperson.
Thanks to all of you.
Let me start with the Manitoba connection first. I think the northern medical unit is a model that could be used in our report to the House of Commons for action planning in the future.
Dr. Martin, you touched on the success that Manitoba has had in terms of recruiting medical graduates, and the retention rate for post-graduate studies is growing as we speak. There was a recent news report by Jen Skerritt on the success we've had in that regard. I'm pleased to hear that the federal government is involved at that level.
You addressed a broader issue as well, and that is the question of clinical inertia. That's something we've heard over and over at this committee, especially as we've dealt with H1N1. We'll hear it again when we discuss tuberculosis in a couple of weeks.
I know that with the limited budget and scope of the northern medical unit you've been able to overcome that clinical inertia and attempt to do some systemic engineering of the system. What lessons would you give us? What have you learned? What can be applied to the rest of the country? What role could the federal government play in terms of resourcing and leadership to take it to the next step? I know it's a broad question.