Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The intention of the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada is to mentor indigenous people who wish to enter health care fields. It's really based on an attempt to address health inequities and health outcomes, as well as health parameters for first nations, Métis and Inuit.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Well, I wouldn't orient it in that way. I would say that when we look, as an example, at the University of Manitoba, we see that people who apply to medical school are predominantly—80%, or maybe 90%—self-identified Métis, with very few first nations. So the parameter and the pro

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No, I do not either.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you and bonjour. My name is Barry Lavallee. I'm a physician in Manitoba. I work with the First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba. I've been asked to address a specific area here in the context of the indigenous health workforce in community, which I believe