Mr. Chair, the member for Brampton—Springdale brings a lot of important experience to the table having been a health care practitioner. I guess if one was one, one is always one. Although not practising now, she is practising on a policy standpoint and doing an excellent job at the health committee.
One of the elements that was mentioned tonight by the opposition members was the question of practitioners within our country who have foreign credentials and who are not licensed to work in Canada but who could help alleviate a lot of the problems of the wait list times. It is often frustrating for them to get their accreditation or they are underutilized in the health care system, if in it at all, while they are waiting.
I know the member has a lot of interest and has been doing a lot of work in the area. I would ask that she comment on the potential, the possibilities and what would be the next steps in dealing with the problem.