I think there are a few things. One of the biggest challenges in remote areas, both for patient care and potentially for the idea of decentralizing some aspects of medical education to improve access for rural and remote Canadians, is the Internet itself. I'm speaking to you from Yukon today. The Internet service here is very expensive and not of high quality. I would say it's more than what most people can afford. I personally pay over $200 a month for my Internet, which is sort of a shocking number.
We need to make sure that all Canadians have equitable access to communications technology. This virtual care revolution that happened so quickly because the pandemic has been revolutionary in many ways. We're still figuring out exactly how to leverage that in the best way. I think we're going to see some of those changes come for education as well, and we'll get away from thinking that everything has to happen in the big city at the university.
There are some excellent examples already of distributed medical education across the country. I think we can continue to build on those models. We need to look at what's working and how those are servicing Canadians wanting to be doctors. We're going to have to make sure that the infrastructure is there for people so they can get online effectively and participate in these virtual experiences. I think there's an equity concern there if it's not available to everybody. You start creating two different tiers of access both educationally and in terms of patient care. I think that's an important area to focus on.