We'll convene the committee now. I want to welcome our witnesses and thank you so much for your patience, as we were conducting a brief but very important business meeting prior to your entry.
We are studying, as you know, health promotion and disease prevention.
From Health Canada, we have Ms. Catherine MacLeod, associate assistant deputy minister of the health products and food branch. Welcome, Ms. MacLeod. We also have Dr. Hasan Hutchinson, director general, office of nutrition policy and promotion. Welcome, Dr. Hutchinson.
From the Public Health Agency of Canada, we have Ms. Kim Elmslie, director general, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control. Welcome again. I'm glad to see you here.
From the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, we have Dr. Nancy Edwards, scientific director, Institute of Population and Public Health. Welcome, Dr. Edwards. And we have Dr. Philip Sherman, scientific director, Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes.
We're very happy that you're here to give testimony. As you know, one of you from each organization will give a 10-minute presentation and then we'll go into the Qs and As.
From Health Canada, who would like to present there? Ms. MacLeod.