Absolutely. I will keep this very brief.
Health Canada is seeking additional funding of $241.4 million in 2010–11 to focus on the following priorities: $130 million to renew federal aboriginal health programs; $30 million to improve health access and to support innovations and reforms in the medical travel systems for the three Canadian territories; $26 million to provide first nations living on reserve with safe drinking water and waste-water services; and $22 million to continue work on environmental health risk assessment. These will build on key priorities that were in the main estimates in budget 2010.
In terms of the first nations and Inuit health branch, there is $130 million. Those dollars are to renew federal aboriginal health promotion and disease prevention programs in the areas of diabetes, suicide prevention, maternal and child health, health human resources, and the aboriginal health transition fund. We're also seeking funding to support the first nations water and waste-water action plan. And additional funding of $25.6 million would bring the total investment in this plan to $54.8 million over the next two years.
On the health regulatory front, Health Canada is seeking additional investments in support of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act and the chemicals management plan. We're making significant progress here, but we are completing assessments and continuing our work on the 200 highest-priority substances and initiating risk management measures for those substances that pose a risk to human health.
We are also looking for funding that is needed to maintain support of the regulatory review of drugs and medical devices, and funding to support the health and safety regulatory activities under the Food and Drugs Act.
Finally, in support of the Weatherill recommendations following the listeriosis outbreak, we are requesting an additional $3.9 million to review the ways we prevent, detect, and respond to outbreaks of food-borne illness.
The health and well-being of Canadians will always be Health Canada's main priority. Ultimately, resources requested through the supplementary estimates (A) will be used to help all Canadians maintain and improve their health.
Thank you very much for your time. I look forward to your questions.