I'm going to call the meeting to order. This meeting is now in public.
We have only 20 minutes. I don't know if we can get resources to go beyond 1 p.m., but we're checking. The clerk is checking on that.
I'm going to read you Mr. Mazier's motion first. It says:
Given that:
6.5 million Canadians do not have access to a family doctor.
Canada is short 23,000 family doctors and 60,000 registered nurses.
Over 80,000 internationally educated healthcare professionals in Canada are not working in their profession.
That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study on the impact of the federal government's immigration policy to health care and the barriers preventing the integration of internationally educated health professionals into the Canadian healthcare system.
That the study consists of no less than six meetings; that one full meeting be dedicated to the Minister of Health and officials; that one full meeting be dedicated to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship and officials; that witnesses include the Canadian Post-MD Education Registry (CAPER), Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Medical Council of Canada, and internationally trained physicians; and that the committee report its findings to the House.
Is there discussion on the motion?
We are going to decide not only whether you agree to the subcommittee adopting this motion but also, at the end of the three motions, your priority for the studies—which one goes first, which one goes second and which one goes third.
I will open debate on Mr. Mazier's motion.
Seeing no hands up, I'm going to call the vote. The clerk will call the vote.