Thank you, Chair.
Thanks, Elizabeth, for being here today. I think we can call one another by our first names here.
I'll be sharing my time with Mr. Young.
I just wanted to say that I know a young man in my riding of Kootenay—Columbia, Kurtis Schwindt, and his family as well—I have no problem saying his name—who struggled with Lyme disease in his early twenties and had to go to the United States finally to resolve his issue. One of his things was that he ended up with a whole bunch of his peers saying he was just a lazy young kid, but the fact of the matter is he couldn't stay awake. That was part of the problem. He would sleep for days, just days, and they could never figure out what the problem was. Luckily he has been able to move forward. He still struggles somewhat with it.
I'm very glad to see this go forward. I am curious about something. I'll ask this and then I'll turn it over to Mr. Young. I'm wondering if you can provide some insight into the challenges that Lyme disease poses to Canadians, and how this legislation would help to address those challenges.
I know we're repeating a bit here, but I think it's important for you to get your message across.
Then I'll turn it over to Mr. Young.