Finance committee  I'm an ENT surgeon. In my speciality in particular, there aren't a lot of patients coming with the disability tax credit forms, but I have filled it out again and again over the last 20 years. Personally speaking, I think there has been a simplification of the form in recent yea

Finance committee  Thank you for the question. Coming from Manitoba, where most of the care is delivered in Winnipeg, we see the problem with delivering care effectively to remote northern and indigenous communities. I have patients who come down from Nunavut. You're right; it is difficult. I thi

Finance committee  Thank you for the question. Certainly pharmacare and home care are pieces of the puzzle. What we're recommending in terms of the demographic top-up to the Canada health transfer would be broader than that. If you look at health care spending, say, for Canadians under the age of

Finance committee  Certainly we have had anecdotal reports from members. We've seen some anecdotal reports in the media. We haven't formally surveyed our members in regard to that specific question.

Finance committee  That's a good question. I will say that as front-line health care providers, Canada's doctors are continuing to try to deliver the best possible care to patients regardless of the circumstances they find themselves in. Certainly, as I think we've heard from all of the panellists

Finance committee  Thank you very much for having me here today. I'm Dr. Gigi Osler, and I'm the current president of the Canadian Medical Association. Thank you for this opportunity to speak to you today about our health and health care. It's a pivotal time for medicine in Canada, with medical i