Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the health committee.
I'm very pleased to have with us today the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health. We will be doing the estimates today.
Joining us also, from the Public Health Agency of Canada, is Dr. David Butler-Jones and Mr. James Libbey, the CFO. Welcome.
From Health Canada, we have Glenda Yeates, the deputy minister, and Jamie Tibbetts, the chief financial officer. Welcome to the committee.
From the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, we have Dr. Beaudet, president, and James Roberge, CFO.
Our minister will give her presentation, following which we'll go into Qs and As. We will finish off the meeting with votes on the estimates.
Welcome, Minister Aglukkaq.