I agree with what's been said, but I would also add that, at this stage, the working conditions are so difficult and the moral injuries have been so impactful that it's not just about the funding model. It's also about healing the system and making it available for us so we can do the work we come in to do.
Coming into the emergency department and being told, “There are 10 patients waiting for a bed. You have no beds tonight, so do whatever you can in the emergency department” is demoralizing, so people are leaving the practice. A lot of my colleagues are running a pediatric clinic in the community rather than taking shifts in the emergency department because it's so brutal.
It's not just about how much you pay them. It is also about fixing the system so they can actually do what they are meant to do when they come into work.
The second thing is location. In B.C., we're having a hard time recruiting, because the cost of living is so high compared to the salary. It's not one-size-fits-all across the country, essentially.