Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
Welcome, Minister. I will put a preamble, as my colleague did, in that I have so many questions to ask you, I would really appreciate it if your answers could be short. I'll try to keep my questions short.
The report on plans and priorities identifies about $7.7 million to be allocated to the immunization program at the Public Health Agency of Canada. There are declining rates of vaccination in this country. We know in some areas it's as low as 60%.
I know that you have said, Minister, that you've put on an online system for parents who have vaccinated their kids to keep track of their vaccinations. I don't think that's good enough, because you're preaching to the converted here. I'm wondering if you have a plan with that $7.7 million to find a way to ensure that the vaccination rates go up to the 95% that it used to be—if possible 100%, but we know that's never possible. I think it's really important, because we're only waiting for an accident to happen. Measles outbreaks can kill children.
I think this is a really urgent problem. I want to know what you're going to use that money for and how you're going to address the non-vaccination rates.