Okay, thank you.
Yes, I think there is. We've been very clear. For five years now, we've been saying we have a critical shortfall of emergency physicians, and that's going to get worse at a time when the population is getting older and not necessarily healthier. We're talking about a shortage of 1,100 emergency physicians, as we speak. That problem is certainly going to be worse in rural environments. They are always tenuous in terms of their capabilities, which is why we have emergency departments closing down in P.E.I. and Nova Scotia after midnight, and in British Columbia, because of limited physician supply.
I think we also have to look at our colleagues as physician assistants, as nurse practitioners in community paramedicine to help in the future, in terms of preparing not only for the day-to-day emergencies but also for any future pandemic. We have a workforce of people who are really willing and able to help, but there may be restrictions. I'm talking about physician assistants and community paramedicine in that particular light.