I think our first priority would be to have additional resources to expedite the prior learning assessment process. There's no question that it's very burdensome. We can't afford to charge what it would truly cost, because it would be too much of a burden on the recipients. Our members are paying a big piece of the bill. If we were to charge what it truly costs, it would be more than triple, probably, what we're currently receiving.
The other key thing would be to ensure that we continue the dialogue to keep all those pieces of the public coordinated. We need a made-in-Canada solution. We need an internationally educated health professional solution. We need, especially in our profession, to focus on the aboriginal community, because we have an identified deficiency.
We have to also realize, at least within the health professions, that there is a global shortage of workers, and if it doesn't get its act together, Canada is a sitting duck for the big sucking sound from the U.S.A. With their situation in our profession, they could absorb our whole workforce tomorrow. We have to address this.
We already have provincial pilfering going on. That's happening now. Despite all the rules and all the rhetoric, it's happening. We have to make sure that we're not shooting ourselves in the foot, and we need to get our act together.