Health committee  Very quickly, having been registered in a number of provinces in our own country, I can say that even moving from one province to another isn't as easy as one would think. I believe that's another reason—and you've said it all—that a pan-Canadian approach is the only way to go in

Health committee  What I'd like to do is address the issue from a recruitment point of view for our rural areas. We know, coming from the east coast, that we have lots of rural communities and that the community needs to be involved. One of the things we've learned over the last five years is th

Health committee  As all witnesses have said, because the delivery of health care is under provincial jurisdiction, the federal government should work very closely to address the issue. We're focusing on recruitment, as well as retention and making sure that the workplace environments that folks

Health committee  Is the question still directed to me?

Health committee  As we speak, Dr. Ellis, provinces and organizations are dealing with just that issue. They're dealing with it in very creative ways by creating new positions and redistributing roles. My point is that we need to do it in tandem, not as a barrier or adding another bureaucratic lev

Health committee  Thank you for the question, Dr. Ellis. My response would be that it is a facilitating role. The federal government has both the experience and the foundational documents on which to proceed with a pan-Canadian approach very quickly. Their role would be to bring the right people

Health committee  I believe that there are greater risks for not using a pan-Canadian approach to the critical issue that we face. Canadians, our providers and every citizen in Canada are counting on all of us to be able to provide the services when they need it. Thank you very much.

Health committee  Thank you. I'd like to first thank the standing health committee for the opportunity to provide my perspective on this really important question surrounding what the federal government can do to address, as we've just heard, the acute and very critical recruitment and retention