When we look at physicians, there is a perceived shortage. But when you read a bit in the media, you will see there's a perceived surplus coming our way. You already have a surplus of cardiac surgeons and some other specialties, so I think you need to keep this in mind.
In terms of health expenditures, among the three largest expenditure categories, physician expenditures is the one that has been increasing the fastest in the last six years. That may raise some concerns with provincial government.
In terms of the long term, the aging of the population is not a tsunami, because a tsunami wipes out everything very quickly. It's a glacier. What is the issue with a glacier? You know that it will come your way, but you have time to move away from it. We need to think about reforming the way health care is being provided to Canadians for an aging population that needs a lot more primary care and a lot more home care services, which may require a different group of professionals. By focusing on the current professionals who provide the services, we may partially miss the boat regarding the needs of an aging population. We have a lot of time to react because the oldest baby boomers are 65 and will only start to be really demanding of the health-care system when they are 80 or 85. So there is a lot of time to adjust.