Health committee  Actually, it's not only in Canada but also internationally. Study after study is finding that people who learn languages, who read, who are engaged in their community.... It is not an absolute protectant, but if you look at those with greater than high school education, their ris

Health committee  Very briefly, I thought I mentioned it, but in case I didn't, we've invested $15 million over four years to do the first ever neurological study, to have a better understanding of it. If I didn't specifically say that, I meant to.

Health committee  Those were both trust funds specifically targeted to provide support for implementation of those vaccines. Those were not ongoing funds. No funding was withdrawn, there was no ongoing commitment at the time. It was for a specific purpose, and that purpose has been completed.

Health committee  Yes, I'll start, because actually part of it is through us and CIHR, in terms of surveillance and getting a better understanding. The government has invested some $15 million towards getting a better sense of what is going on in terms of neurological diseases. CIHR--and actually

Health committee  I now live in Ottawa. The irony of listeria was that I was on the phone every day, all day, but I happened to be in Manitoba at the time, so it was not on television. The image was that I wasn't as involved as in fact I indeed was, and once I got to Ottawa they stopped broadcasti

Health committee  There have been two rounds where there was an initiative recognition federally, some contribution to help the provinces to implement vaccines: the first tranche for a number of childhood vaccines and then the last tranche for HPV that facilitated rapid uptake of vaccines by the p

Health committee  I'm just not sure... You addressed it to all of us. I would be quite happy to--

Health committee  I would add that in departments across government, clearly deputies have a responsibility for the best use of resources and matching our responsibilities to the capacities that we have. In public health, the focus on prevention has always been a good investment, but it has not

Health committee  The CHVI initiative was undertaken with Bill and Melinda Gates, together with a number of departments across government, in order to further the development of an HIV vaccine. It's recognized internationally that ultimately that's the way we have to deal with it. The funds were n

Health committee  None of them met the standard, so now the money is being used for other HIV vaccine initiatives.

Health committee  That's outside the CHVI.

Health committee  For this year, it's over $72 million.

Health committee  I don't know, but we can get that for you.

Health committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. If I cough a little, it's not because I'm infectious. It's just my asthma. But I'm well drugged, so we'll see how the questions go.

Health committee  But the drugs are all legal, just prednisone and things like that.