The letter is dated January 17 and we received it on the 22. It is essential that we continue supporting the initiatives of the Société Santé en français, which provides us with the means and the leaders to take action.
What do we do with the money we receive? In Nunavut, we receive $50,000. Ten thousand dollars is spent hiring health professionals, remedial teachers and speech therapists who assess children with difficulties. We look for professionals throughout Canada, but there aren't any. What do we do? We take action and enter into agreements with the Department of Health to recruit doctors. How many doctors speak French in Nunavut? Zero. How long has this been the case? For many years. How many doctors are available in Canada? Currently, there are 60,612 of these doctors. We do not have any. Recruiting is the big issue.
Recently, the current federal government announced a program to recruit health professionals because they are in short supply everywhere. There is a general shortage. A program is now being developed.