Thank you, Madam Chair.
My questions will be directed to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
First I'd like to compliment you on the many great works, which I have found very valuable over my time. I have used much of your work.
In that light, ongoing continued good work is very important. In Budget 2008, our government created the Vanier scholarship program to support and attract from abroad the best doctoral students. It created the foreign study stipends to support the ability of Canadian scholarship recipients to pursue exceptional research opportunities outside Canada for a defined period before returning to complete their degree in Canada. The goal of these programs is to support excellence in the next generation of researchers. It would be great to know what progress has been made in implementing these commitments from Budget 2008.