Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I, too, am going to lend my support for this bill and congratulations to the department, the Minister and the nurses association for the collaborative tone that they've set in getting the bill to this stage. I would also reflect that the efforts that we are undertaking through Aurora College to grow our own generation of nurses is one that seems to be having some success. I had a great meeting with a constituent, a young woman, who is a graduate of this year's course; very proud and very grateful to have this opportunity. In fact, our challenge now seems to be capacity within the course of the medical system to bring these nurses into a stream where they're actually on the job and learning that way. So we're showing really good success in that avenue. I think it's the best thing we can do is to grow our own nurse and other professions. We seem to have some success in that, and this bill is a natural companion to it. So thank you, my compliments to everybody involved.

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