I think doctors are fairly well distributed across the country. It would be ideal if all Canadians had a family doctor, which is not the case now, unfortunately. I'm concerned about rural and remote communities, where there may not be a doctor living in the community. We may have to look at the role for nurse practitioners or telemedicine. A good deal of medical services, at least in my province, are done over a telemedicine link. I think the recommendation I've read that makes the most sense is that one of the two doctors must assess the patient in person, but the other one could be done by a telehealth link.
Finally, I think we have to recall that doctors, whether administering intravenous medications or prescribing medications, have these medications supplied by pharmacists. I think we need to give some thought as to whether there is a particular role for pharmacy here. What about pharmacists who don't want to dispense medication that they know is going to be used to hasten death? We need more thought in those areas.