Health committee  The patient-oriented strategy led by CIHR on behalf of the government was initiated in 2011. Through our collaborations with the provinces, we've ramped up activities and made great progress over the last year. The new moneys are to allow us to continue to roll out the specific p

Health committee  I'll take that one. Thank you for the question. I think there are really two prongs to an answer. We're certainly making proposals to reform our investigator-driven or open grants programs to make them more hospitable to rapid innovations, including new technologies, but we also

Health committee  I think either Phil or I could take that one. Much of CIHR's work, through the institutes and CIHR overall, is done in partnership with provinces, with charities, and with other stakeholders. Again, the strategy for patient-oriented research is indeed a collaborative strategy, w

Health committee  Let me answer your question by really talking about CIHR's strategic research priorities, one of which is the strategy for patient-oriented research. This is a case where as a federal agency we're working in partnership with the provinces and territories to do exactly what's been

Health committee  Thank you very much for your question. Let me start by reiterating that CIHR, as a federal funder, funds the best research across the nation. It covers the most basic research on the genetics behind susceptibility to autism, to help with early diagnosis and early intervention. A

Health committee  I'll give the speech and Nathalie may also participate in answering questions.

Health committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair and honourable members, for the opportunity to address you today regarding the work of the federal health portfolio on autism spectrum disorders, or ASD. Let me say at the outset that I am not an expert on ASD. My own research through the Univer

Health committee  Thanks very much for the question. I have the numbers from 2010-11; we have committed $8,760,000 to Parkinson's specifically.

Health committee  I don't have that with me, but I can get it and provide it to you.