Thank you, Madam Chair.
I remember in June 2009, I went down to the MaRS centre with a constituent of mine, Derek Walton, who had been suffering with ALS for seven years. He spoke at the announcement for the population study with Neurological Health Charities Canada. I thought that was a great initiative.
I was hoping to ask CIHR today for an update on ALS research, but I didn't have a chance. I thought maybe you could provide some information on where we are and if there are any new initiatives we could be hopeful about.