Thank you, Mr. Chair. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for being here today. I have a few questions for you.
We know that the situation involving foreign-trained professionals is a major issue. In Canada, Quebec and my riding of Drummond, there are many highly educated people who arrive in Canada and then work as labourers rather than in their area of expertise. That's especially the case in healthcare. We could be talking about pharmacists, doctors or nurses. You mentioned that quickly, and it's something worthy of our attention. Physiotherapists are also healthcare workers.
A few solutions have been suggested. Would it not be appropriate to integrate those people in the workplace as soon as possible? We are talking about programs, student loans and internship programs. Would it not be appropriate to have a national internship program?
I see that there is such a program in Manitoba. There are similar programs throughout the country, but there appears to be no Canada-wide initiative.
Would it not be beneficial to have something that would allow professionals to integrate themselves more quickly into the workplace? We know that people need to work in their field to maintain their skills, especially in healthcare.