Finance committee  How big an industry...?

Finance committee  In Ottawa?

Finance committee  Dollar-wise? Hang on a second. Maybe Nick can help me with that.

Finance committee  I think there are about 3,000 radiologists in Canada.

Finance committee  No. A very few, probably, are employees. A number are employees of hospitals under alternative payment plans, but mostly they're independent practitioners working together in groups or solo, and mostly running their own businesses.

Finance committee  I have no idea. Again, I might defer to Nick, who might have an idea.

Finance committee  Could I add one more point? The other thing about it is that it's very unfair. Why would you penalize people who are practising in groups versus people who are practising solo? I don't understand the rationale for that.

Finance committee  Yes, and I think because it's a disincentive to work in groups, particularly academically. From a radiology point of view, academic delivery of services in radiology is all done by groups. I think we'd have a hard time attracting people to academic groups. I think it will have

Finance committee  I don't know the answer to that question. I hope I am making progress today. Obviously, you understand the issue well, so I think we have made some progress.

Finance committee  It's hard to predict, but as I understand the proposed rule, it takes that $500,000 exemption to the lower corporate tax rate from a higher corporate tax rate. If I was an individual radiologist working on my own, in a solo practice, I would be entitled to that entire $500,000 ex

Finance committee  My name is Dr. Willy Miller. I'm a neuroradiologist at the Ottawa Hospital, just about five kilometres away. I've been practising for 25 years in both Canada and the United States. I present today in my capacity as the president of the Canadian Association of Radiologists. It i