Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the minister and staff for appearing before our committee. There has been a broad range of issues and discussions this morning, and we appreciate your commitment to the health, life, and safety of Canadians. Next to the economy, it's the number one issue in my riding, and I think probably the other 307 ridings across Canada.
Madam Minister, you briefly talked about Alzheimer's disease. I wonder if you could expand a little bit to inform the committee what the government is doing in regard to MS and some of the neurological issues.
I participated Saturday in my riding, for example, and many others probably did the walk for ALS, something that is affecting more and more Canadians. I lost a dear friend not too long ago to this disease. Maybe you can enlighten us a little bit on the government's present position and what we're doing to help deal with the neurological issues.