Finance committee  Certainly I would agree. Electronic medical records are absolutely imperative to realizing the real value of our health care system. We have countless Canadians who are injured and I might say whose lives are lost because we don't effectively manage care electronically. Obviously

Finance committee  One of the recommendations we've put forth, we believe, will do exactly what you're looking to achieve.

Finance committee  It's an extremely important part of our mission in two ways. One is that we are very active with non-partisan advocacy in terms of developing reports that clearly point to both the social health impact and the economic impact of diabetes in all communities, particularly in aborig

Finance committee  The rules that exist currently, in terms of advocacy, non-partisan advocacy, certainly meet the needs of our organization and the nine million Canadians with pre-diabetes or diabetes we're currently serving and working in partnership with. We believe there is ongoing opportunity.

Finance committee  Yes. We cover northern Canada through three different parts of the country, operating out of western Canada. We provide our mission delivery through all parts of Canada, with the exception of Quebec, which is Diabète Québec.

Finance committee  We have a number of rich partnerships with a number of communities across Canada, and certainly in the north. We spend a lot of time trying to understand the needs of our stakeholders, the constituents in those areas. We try to ensure that our programs, our services, and our info

Finance committee  I agree. I think it's important that CRA recognize the net contribution and the ability—the funds we're able to use in order to do mission delivery, so it's important that it's recognized as such.

Finance committee  No, but we certainly support increased transparency.

Finance committee  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen of the committee. On behalf of the Canadian Diabetes Association, I want to thank you for the opportunity to be here today. I'd like to begin by giving you a brief background of our association. We are a national charity and membership assoc