Thank you, Madam Chair, and my thanks to the minister for being here. You've been busy the last little while and we appreciate your taking the time to come to this committee to answer our questions.
You referred in your opening statement to traditional Chinese medicine. I want to thank you for allowing me to participate in a round table. We all know that Canada is changing, and Canadians want choices. In my own community of Oshawa, I had the opportunity a while back to talk to an Afghan veteran who had an eye problem. He came back home, and he tried everything to find a cure. His brother sent him to a traditional medicine practitioner and within two weeks his eye cleared up.
Canadians are looking for more choices like this, and you're taking a leadership role by talking and listening to different communities. I was wondering if you could explain to us why you decided to set up the committee for traditional Chinese medicine. What is it going to do for Canadians?