They will argue they need this as an incentive to attract the best a brightest to lead the country.  But I guess we don't need the best and brightest surgeons / specialists in Canada.  And the public falls for this ploy.  The public needs to ask who they want to try and recruit and retain in Canada, MPs with social worker degrees or some of the best medical experts in the world.  You are pointing out where the priorities seem to be and it is with MPs and not MDs.