Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Just to elaborate a little bit on the welcome back mat, we've done some preliminary analysis of the physicians, 10,000 or so who did go down to the United States between 1993 and roughly 2001, and we think the following four or five factors are at play.
One, they are tired of the malpractice situation down in the United States, where you have malpractice fees that are ten times what they are in Canada, and going up.
Two, they are tired of 1-800 control medicine, being told by the HMOs what they can and can't do.
Three, they are getting older and they've paid off the debt. The debt these days for medical students is in the neighbourhood of a large or medium-sized mortgage on a house, so they've paid off their debt.
Four, their grandchildren are a little older.
And five, they're looking forward to retiring and they want a medicare system to retire in.