Welcome, ladies and gentlemen.
I'm Joy Smith, the chair of the health committee.
My apologies go to the witnesses. We had votes following question period today, and it takes a while to get through those votes and to get here on time.
I want to thank you so much for coming today. We have been doing a wonderful study here in the health committee that has permeated the technological innovation subject matter. We've come up with many exciting guests who've had many exciting, innovative ideas, and we're very happy to have you here today.
We have with us, from the Public Health Agency of Canada, Ms. Kim Elmslie. Welcome back.
From the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, we have Ms. Heather Sherrard, vice-president of clinical services. I must say it is a world-renowned institute. It is extremely progressive. We're very happy to see you here today.
We also have Dr. Robyn Tamblyn, scientific director, Institute of Health Services and Policy Research. Welcome. We're glad you're here.
And we have Dr. Peter Selby, associate professor of family and community medicine and psychiatry with the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. We're very happy to have you here.
We are going to begin with Ms. Elmslie from the Public Health Agency for a 10-minute presentation, please.