Thank you, Dr. Long.
Dr. Long, we'll keep you very much in mind. I'll refer to you, because visually you can't see the committee and we can't see you. I'll make sure I touch base with you to ask if you want to make comments when the question period comes.
Right before our first round of questions--I could not do this at the beginning of committee--I need to get the budget passed.
It is moved that the proposed operational budget in the amount of $20,600 for the committee's study on elevated rates of tuberculosis infection in first nations and Inuit communities be adopted.
(Motion agreed to)
Thank you.
We'll now go to our questions and answers and to our seven-minute round. I'll be tight on the time to ensure that everybody can get their questions in.
We'll begin with Ms. Murray and Dr. Bennett. Who wants to start?