Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you to all our witnesses.
Ms. Elmslie, thank you for your statistics even though they are not very encouraging. I'm thanking you for them because it is important that the public be given a clear picture and be aware of the effect of salt and high blood pressure on their health.
Could you tell me how long we have known about the effect of salt on blood pressure, and the effect of hypertension on cardiovascular health and on the mortality rate?