Welcome, committee members. Welcome to our guests today.
Pursuant to the order of reference of Friday, May 19, 2006, we're dealing today with Bill C-13, an act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on May 2, 2006. We are going to hear some presentations from our guests today, and we'll follow that up with questions till approximately 4:30 p.m., when a second panel will come forward for further presentations.
We'll begin with a representative from the Canadian Cancer Society, I believe, Mr. Cunningham.