Madam Speaker, when I referred to issues other than salaries and wages, there are a lot of people who want to see all parts of Canada, to see the living conditions and work with people they have heard a lot about but really haven't had the opportunity to go and work in different locations. It is like everything else, people like to travel and work with various people and groupings of people. They like that experience; it is all very fulfilling for an individual. This particular instance that the honourable Member refers to, I can't express an opinion on because it's specific. I believe that many of the doctors from years ago who used to work in the Inuvik area used to stay a longer period of time because it was remote and they enjoyed working with the people for the period of time they were there. Mind you, it wasn't a long time. But there are some people who are better suited to work in smaller communities and work with different groups of people, than others.
Sometimes people could find that something happens, and they feel that it's in their own best interest to move on. So I believe that the daily working relationship that a physician or any other professional has, in their experience with community groups, would entice them to stay on if they like people. Even if they like people -- I guess I shouldn't qualify it that way -- but if they liked the area they worked in and they didn't have any other aspirations, you would get them to stay longer. But it's very difficult for anyone to determine how long a person will stay in a certain area, and there are many factors that would have to be judged in deciding that.
Certainly, if the intent of the question was perhaps there should be a way since there is not a health board established to involve people, I can look at perhaps setting up some kind of a process where a represented group of people are involved, particularly in the area where there isn't a health board. Thank you, Madam Speaker.