I'm not sure that I entirely understood the question. I was trying to listen to both languages, and that was a mistake.
On the issue of foreign credentials, most certainly there is a need to recognize foreign credentials. Foreign-trained professionals provide an opportunity to broaden our base of professional and cultural skills. That is something I have particular knowledge of in my other work with the nursing homes we helped put together in Toronto. There are four locations now, offering service in the Chinese language and also South Asian and Japanese. In fact, in those cases, language was important, but food and cultural behaviour were equally important.
When we talk about foreign-trained doctors, we're not doing them a favour; we are actually bringing their expertise and cultural competencies into our system, which is a major opportunity.
Wait times are an issue the Canadian Medical Association talks about. I'm looking for their solutions. They talk about expanding the numbers of their profession, but I think they need to focus harder on services to seniors and geriatricians, and to put the weight of their organization behind that approach.
The number of people waiting for long-term care is actually criminal. It has been shown that when they are waiting for long-term care they cannot manage at home. There are no options. There isn't enough home care, and they are deteriorating while they wait.