Health committee  Thank you for the question. Among the takeaways is the importance of supporting medical practice, which Dr. Sahgal mentioned often. There is no doubt that non‑medical, administrative and manual tasks that could be performed in an automated manner must be performed by professionals other than doctors.

Health committee  That's an excellent question. I think we will have to be imaginative, because investing money won't necessarily make it possible to get the necessary labour. However, it could facilitate continuing education, as Ms. Morrison mentioned. There are also other factors to consider.

Health committee  Yes, that's exactly it. Medical schools have the power to develop elements of their curriculum. It's important to understand that before the selection and matching of family medicine or specialty medicine residents, doctors don't make their choice in the last two or three months of their undergraduate training.

Health committee  We are still facing this crisis. Even though the pandemic is running out of steam again, there is still some catching up to do not in terms of providing care, but also in terms of making the environment attractive for caregivers and learners. One‑time transfers allow us to catch up, but we need to take a medium‑ and long‑term view.

Health committee  Canada is a very large country. Each province, each region, has its own reality. When broad pan‑Canadian principles are established for the quality or direction of health care, applicability on the ground becomes a major issue, whether it's in the provinces or in the regions. They are in the best position to know the reality on the ground and the local or regional characteristics based on the type of population, ethnicities, urban realities versus the reality of intermediate and remote regions.

Health committee  Thank you for the question. Let me mention one important element, and that is transfers within medical schools. In a way that varies from faculty to faculty, the undergraduate curriculum exposes students to family medicine in different areas of practice and in different regions of Quebec, whether they are in remote or intermediate regions.

Health committee  I'll conclude by saying that, in our opinion, the federal government must significantly increase health transfers to the Quebec government in order to better support family doctors and give them access to better technical platforms for conducting investigative activities. Valuing the profession of family medicine in Quebec is also a major aspect to consider within our health care system.

Health committee  Good afternoon. I'm a family doctor, and I represent the Fédération des médecins omnipraticiens du Québec, or FMOQ. First of all, I'd like to thank the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health, and in particular Mr. Luc Thériault, member of Parliament for Montcalm, for allowing us to make a few comments on the state of the physician workforce in family medicine in Quebec.