Finance committee  I want to comment on your analogy, which I thought was interesting, because the people who tend to use public transit are often lower income and often unable—

Finance committee  But it's relevant to this issue, because it speaks to who can access what types of benefits. I just want to point that out. To respond to your question, I think it has been a good conversation concerning the best way to pay physicians. Initially physicians didn't want to be sala

Finance committee  I would say it will affect the way physicians are able to engage with our provincial organizations and federal government to create a better environment for both doctors and patients.

Finance committee  I could say two things. It's been painted as a for or against, and doctors divided, but in the end I often find with physician colleagues who may adamantly oppose the tax changes that we come to agreement. We know that there are problems in the system that we need to deal with.

Finance committee  I'm not a tax policy expert, but my understanding is that part of a comprehensive review should be looking at whether we're taxing individuals versus families and, in looking at that question, doing it in a way that doesn't disproportionately have negative impacts on, say, single

Finance committee  I appreciate that you attended that meeting. I know it was well attended. I also do know that there were quite a few people there who do support the changes. It is a difficult environment, I think, to try to bring some of those perspectives forward. I'll just say that, clearly,

Finance committee  I'd say yes. As I mentioned, within physician structures there is inequity between those incorporated and those not. For various reasons, about 40% of physicians are not incorporated. That compares with the vast majority of Canadians, who are not incorporated.

Finance committee  I'd like to say it's not incorporation that is the problem we've talked about. There are various reasons why someone might incorporate. I would just say that from the perspective that I'm speaking from as physicians who are higher income earners and often use benefits from a corp

Finance committee  Thank you. I've been up since three o'clock. I took the flight out of Cape Breton this morning, one which Ms. Raitt might have taken in the past, so it's been a long morning so far. I could just say ditto to what Denise said, but I will read what I have here. I am a family ph