Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the Standing Committee on Health. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the topic today is the study of stem cell donation in Canada.
I'm very pleased today that we are going to be listening to our witnesses talk about stem cell donation in Canada.
We have witnesses from the Canadian Stem Cell Foundation. I want to welcome you. I'm Joy Smith, the chair of this standing committee, and I welcome you to our committee. I think I've met a couple of you recently.
We have Dr. Drew Lyall, chair, board of directors of the Canadian Stem Cell Foundation. Welcome, Dr. Lyall. I'm glad you're here.
From the Hospital for Sick Children, we have Dr. Janet Rossant, chief of research. Welcome.
From the Stem Cell Network, we have Dr. Michael Rudnicki, scientific director. Welcome, too.
Joining us by video conference, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, we have some guests. I'm very happy they've been able to take the time to join us today. First of all, I'd like you to meet Dr. Dhaliwal, president and chief executive officer and the provincial clinical director of oncology.
Welcome, Dr. Dhaliwal. It's nice to see you this morning.