Good afternoon. Welcome to meeting number 108 of the health committee. Today we are going to be studying diabetes strategies in Canada and abroad.
I want to take the opportunity to welcome Terry Beech and Peter Fragiskatos, who have joined our committee members today.
We have some excellent witnesses with us. From the Public Health Agency of Canada, we have Gerry Gallagher, executive director of the centre for chronic disease prevention and health equity, health promotion and chronic disease prevention branch; and Jennette Toews, chief, centre for surveillance and applied research, health promotion and chronic disease prevention branch.
Along with them we have Alfred Aziz, chief, nutrition regulations and standards division, Department of Health; and Valerie Gideon, senior assistant deputy minister, first nations and Inuit health branch, Department of Indigenous Services Canada.
The Public Health Agency of Canada and the Department of Indigenous Services will each have seven minutes to present to the committee.
We'll begin with Gerry Gallagher.