With regard to changes, we began our work three and a half years ago, in 2003. We have already laid the groundwork to improve accessibility.
Let us take the example of the community health centre of my colleague, Mr. Fortier, in Manitoba. Such a project starts out as a dream, but $3 million was needed for it to take shape. The community raised $1.5 million, and we obtained $30,000 in seed money. That to me was excellent.
We have seen small instances of progress thanks to the infrastructure we are putting into place. The oncological care project in New Brunswick, the community health centres in Edmonton, Saint John's dream of having a community health centre in New Brunswick and the establishment of services on Prince Edward Island all have an impact on the data we have seen.
The advisory committee is continuing its work and asks the same question throughout the country. I won't give you a scoop with regard to results, but we are headed in the right direction. The structures we have put into place are strong, and we are starting to see an improvement of approximately five per cent when it comes to the 55% of people who were deprived of services.
It takes between three and six years to establish the structures required to carry out health care projects. It takes eight years to train a physician, and we are only in our fourth year. It is important that provinces and communities maintain the momentum, and investments by the federal government are absolutely crucial in this respect.