I'll conclude by saying that, in our opinion, the federal government must significantly increase health transfers to the Quebec government in order to better support family doctors and give them access to better technical platforms for conducting investigative activities.
Valuing the profession of family medicine in Quebec is also a major aspect to consider within our health care system. Family medicine could be promoted and supported through federal funding to Quebec universities, in particular to increase the exposure of students at the undergraduate level to family medicine.
We also want to make an important point. We believe that the federal government and its corporations could be asked to revisit what unnecessarily complicates the practice of family medicine. I'm thinking, for example, of the red tape involved in applying for tax credits and other forms and regulations of all kinds.
With the current shortage of family doctors, we can no longer practise medicine in the same way. We need to be able to delegate more tasks and work with other professionals. We also need to reduce the medical‑administrative burden. This reorganization of work requires support and change management that will allow family doctors to do what they were trained to do, which is to practise medicine.