We consider the programs that are implemented by the provinces to deal with these problems. Provinces are quite capable of making decisions at a certain level, more particularly in their own fields of jurisdiction, as concerns the financing of the system and the distribution of resources. But the provinces cannot provide a national approach. The problem is the same everywhere. Investments that could come from the federal government would add to what is being done at the provincial level. What is lacking, as we mentioned in our document, is a way to consolidate what has been gained, for example a structural presence in the universities, well identified structures, and a priority mandate in rural health.
In our research, we nearly got a rural research institute, but we did not get it. That is why this mandate is diluted and not and taken up by nobody. The situation is the same with the support structures in communities where students could be interested in a career in healthcare. Everything is diluted in an approach that is not targeted in a way the problem could be addressed. In fact, 80% of the problem is a human resources problem. We have a technological approach that can help, but in rural areas, most of the problem with physicians and nurses is a human resources problem and a lack of support for human resources.