It's interesting. The members opposite in the House say that we are being paternalistic all the time by putting forward acts on safe drinking water etc., yet when we actually say we need to work with individual first nations to plan these things out, they get all upset that we aren't suddenly marching in and fixing septic fields and stuff that are not even federal assets but are owned by the first nations community. I don't want to isolate one particular example, because these things do happen on reserve, and septic fields go bad in many other areas, at least in my province where they're used in rural areas.
I also know that in many rural areas in my province, when I speak to mayors, including the mayors of such places as Keremeos, Merritt, and Logan Lake, they are always working with their provincial members of the legislative assembly to try to deal with doctor shortages, and I'm sure the same goes for nursing shortages. I can appreciate, specifically when I hear that some provinces have offered large raises and are attracting professionals from right across the country, that it makes operating in isolated areas very difficult for the provincial system, as some of the examples Mr. Perron gave show.
Could I just ask a quick question? Are we also trying to recruit from first nations to take these positions? Obviously they would have cultural understanding. They would be serving their communities. They would be making very good money. Is that something that continues to happen with recruitment?