I want to explain that today we have Dr. Richard Birtwhistle, scientific director for Technology Evaluation in the Elderly Network.
Thank you, Doctor, for joining us today, and thank you for your patience as we went through our business meeting prior to your entering the room.
By teleconference we have Dr. Saul Quint. He's the chief executive officer of INTERxVENT Canada.
Dr. Quint, I'm Joy Smith, the chair of the committee. Can you hear me?