Health committee  Just for clarification, and we can pursue this after, I'd like to make sure we provide the right information you seek. We'd be very happy to provide an update on where everything is. The resources that were dedicated to that are still in the program and are moving into the new ar

Health committee  I would like to thank the committee for this opportunity to provide an update on supplementary estimates (C) as they pertain to the Public Health Agency of Canada. With me today is James Libbey, chief financial officer, and Dr. Rainer Engelhardt, who is here as it related to the

Health committee  Well, until you actually have the dollars in hand, it's still an idea.

Health committee  There was no money diverted from grassroots organizations. They got more money than they ever had before. It was not taken away. It was an idea; it was a promise that never came through. We used resources in the CHVI initiative.

Health committee  It was never taken away. There are more resources there for community groups than there ever were, and this government has continued to invest there.

Health committee  First of all, the discussion of the dollars was an idea; it was not a commitment. There were not the resources allocated for that. In fact, expenditure review meant that the allocations across the agency were reduced to address a whole range of programs. That was part of the work

Health committee  Perhaps I'll just start, in terms of the agency's role in this, and then Glenda could speak to the extensive programs that have developed for first nations communities. This is a huge challenge, obviously. And unfortunately for kids born with fetal alcohol, it is a life challeng

Health committee  We actually fund the CAPC and CPNP programs as well as the aboriginal head start program off reserve. It's back to public health being local and local community initiatives, whether it's community kitchens or different agencies coming together.

Health committee  Well, there are both. We provide a lot of money, actually, to support those things. But it's not just a federal issue. It is about different levels of government working together and different agencies working together. In my life as a local medical officer, one of the things w

Health committee  As to the money that the Gates Foundation and several departments contributed, it's in the initiative. Not having to build a structure means that we're able to do a number of other things to support the process, and that's what some of these transfers represent. But they're still

Health committee  There are actually a number of areas we're involved with, in close contact with departments across government not only here but also with our colleagues in other countries. In terms of the laboratory, the genetic sequencing or genome sequencing of the cholera bacteria is actual

Health committee  Just to supplement, I've worked at all three levels of government, and this level of government is the most parliamentarily transparent. Generally you'd have a budget, you work it out, you might transfer it between departments, etc., you'd just work it out, whereas here, all of t

Health committee  Correct.

Health committee  No, it was an independent process. It was peer-reviewed. None of the bids met the minimum standard. At the same time, the Gates Foundation had done a review of international capacity. In the intervening year and a half or two years, there was increasing capacity available in Cana

Health committee  Health Canada has the expertise in regulations. Internationally, medium-sized countries do not have enough capacity to conduct research and clinical trials, and so on. It's about expertise— It's really important to ensure that. The countries that have the highest rates of HIV, w