I call the meeting to order.
Good morning, everybody. Welcome to the committee.
We're very pleased to have this very important bill before us. Pursuant to the order of reference on Friday, February 3, 2012, Bill C-278, an act respecting a day to increase public awareness about epilepsy, is what we're going to be putting through today.
Before we do that, we have a couple of things to do.
The first thing we're going to do is hear from our witnesses. One of our witnesses today is the Honourable Geoff Regan, from Halifax West. Mr. Regan, we're very happy to have you on the health committee this morning. Welcome.
From the Canadian Epilepsy Alliance, we have Madame Aurore Therrien, a member of the board of directors and executive director of Épilepsie Montréal Métropolitain. Welcome; we're very glad that you're here.
From the Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia, we have Ms. Iris Elliott, and she is with us via teleconference this morning. Welcome. Can you hear me?