I call the meeting back to order.
This is panel three. We thank you for coming before the finance committee.
We have with us today Professor Vivek Dehejia, associate professor of economics and philosophy at Carleton University. Welcome back to our committee.
Also with us today, from the BC Diabetes Foundation, we have Dr. Tom Elliott joining us, as well as Ms. Ramya Hosak.
From Dow Canada—welcome back—we have the senior adviser for government affairs, W. Scott Thurlow. Welcome.
On that, we're going to have opening statements from the witnesses.
Professor Dehejia, please go ahead for the first five minutes.