Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank all the witnesses for being here and for their time today on a very important topic as we start our study.
I'm going to pick up on my friend's question and leave you with this thought. If not everyone got their comments on the record, we're going to have this report after eight meetings of this committee. Are there things that maybe haven't been discussed today, or specific things that if we don't have them in our report we will have completely missed the boat and dropped the ball? This is the opportunity for you, the experts in your specific areas, to ensure you've addressed those areas. Just think about that, if you haven't put them on the record. I know the last time Dr. Finegood was here I asked that question and she gave an excellent answer.
Dr. Finegood, you talked about seeding provinces, territories, and communities in order to make the changes we desire to help combat what looks like an epidemic. I'd like you to comment a little bit on what you mean by seeding, in our role as the federal government. Perhaps you'd like to comment on seeding individual Canadians.
I'm very proud to be part of a government that intends to have a $500-a-year physical fitness tax credit, which I believe is for children under the age of 16. I see that as a way of going right down to individual Canadians. On a really simplistic level I see this as being a matter of physical activity in our schools, and education in schools about healthy eating. I think that goes some distance toward accomplishing the goal of physical activity.
Dr. Finegood, perhaps you could talk about seeding.