Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As stated earlier, remuneration or compensation packages for doctors are part of the concern which we have in recruiting new doctors to our territory. I do not believe it would be the main reason for it. It is a number of factors. We have had a stable physician group for a number of years. One of the concerns is as the physicians are moving on to retirement, finding younger replacement doctors who have young families coming to the north is a concern. We have tried to address that, for example, out of the Alberta Medical School we have purchased a seat at the University of Alberta to try and have northern doctors trained through that facility. Thank you.
Floyd Roland on Committee Motion: 23-13(7): Cooperation Between Social Envelope Department (h&ss)
In the Legislative Assembly on April 28th, 1999. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion: 23-13(7): Cooperation Between Social Envelope Department (h&ss)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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