Thank you, Madam Chair.
Good afternoon, honourable members.
At the outset, like Dr. Hutchinson, I would like to apologize to committee members for being unable to table my opening remarks with you today. Unfortunately, again time did not allow for translation to be completed on time and before the meeting. I'd like to also assure the committee members that translation is under way and that the opening remarks will be provided to the clerk by the end of the week.