The Nova Scotia government is quite integrated within its paramedic service. First and foremost, they have their hands on the wheel, if you will. Of course, within their system as a whole, they've been able to maximize the role of paramedics. Not unlike the situation in many other provinces in Canada, there has been a shortage of nurses and physicians for quite some time. They recognized early that paramedics could play a much more significant role in primary health care, and they gave them the tools, skills, and policy support to be able to do that. We're seeing, as in the Parrsboro example I gave you, seven other emergency departments this year that are slated to be staffed by paramedics at night to depressurize their physician shortage.
Long Island and Brier Island are rural and quite remote in fact. You have to take two ferries to get there. They said they have a resource. The only resource left standing in the community is paramedics. What do they need to be able to serve this population better? They did it over 10 years ago, and it has proven to be a big success.