Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to all our witnesses this afternoon for their very thoughtful and important testimony.
My first question will be to either Ms. Masotti or Mr. Cunningham.
Ms. Masotti, it's nice to see you again before the finance committee. The last time I spoke to you face to face was more than a year ago, and it was great to meet you at that time.
As we know, the budget proposes to establish a national institute for women's health research. I'm wondering if I can get your thoughts on that. Perhaps you could explain to the committee why dedicated research and funding to support women's health care is necessary, in terms of COVID or otherwise.