Human Resources committee  Yes.

Human Resources committee  Your question deals precisely with the main reason we are here. The Canadian health care system was established 50 years ago, and few changes have been made to it since. At the time, the population of Canada was 20 million and the life expectancy was 70. Since the life expectanc

Human Resources committee  Strictly speaking, the strategy does not actually have first steps. All the participants have to embrace a seniors' culture, whether it is about financial harassment in the home or about starting the debate on the reality of an aging population. The population of seniors is goin

Human Resources committee  You have to ask yourself whether it is just beds you need. Your question is quite appropriate. We not only need beds, but we also need resources for seniors. Some seniors will need a bed in a long-term care facility, because they may have major cognitive problems and difficultie

Human Resources committee  Thank you for your question. It is a little difficult to make a judgment about what the previous government did. Today, however, we are seeing more and more seniors living in poverty, probably because the cost of living has increased out of all proportion. Housing is increasing

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am Dr. Laurent Marcoux. As president of the Canadian Medical Association, the CMA, I am pleased to be here. Thank you for your invitation. As the national organization representing more than 85,000 physicians, the CMA has been advocating for improvements

Finance committee  I wasn't on the first line for all the reasoning and the arguments that our member had. I have a feeling he may be more aware of what the answer was from our members when we did our survey on this.

Finance committee  I would just answer that we have a great variety of practices in our profession. There are doctors in research, doctors providing service, and that's why not all doctors are incorporated. About 66% of doctors are incorporated, and that supports their practices. That we know. Inco

Finance committee  Absolutely, like everyone else.

Finance committee  It's not the only way. However, I will tell you that doctors usually enter practice around the age of 33, 35 or 36. They have a lot of student debt then, often amounting to a few hundred thousand dollars. They have to set up their practice and start a family. So they can't start

Finance committee  It's a legitimate question, but I can't provide an answer on the consequences of a federation made up of different levels of government. I will refrain from answering that question.

Finance committee  I told you it is 54,000.

Finance committee  It's 66%.

Finance committee  Yes.

Finance committee  I will ask Mr. Feeley if he knows the average of the—