Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to all the witnesses for being here this evening. I'll be sharing my time with Ms. Valdez, who's joining us virtually.
I'd like to start with my questions with Mr. Lawson.
One question I'm curious about is the increasing occurrence of zoonotic diseases and any correlation that you see with extreme climate events. There's been a lot of talk about that. On your website you advocate for all medical professionals to work together in the spirit of “one health” for people and animals. Could you elaborate a bit on this? Do you have any thoughts around how that is intersecting and how it might affect biosecurity preparedness?