Welcome to the 125th meeting of the Standing Committee on Health.
This morning we have three sections of our committee meeting. In the first section, we're going to hear from our guest. I think his name is Mr. Webber. He's going to have a 10-minute opening statement, and then we'll have one round of questions. Then, we're going to suspend for a few moments and we're going to bring in the CRA officials. They're going to have a two-minute opening statement, and then we'll have questions. Then, we're going to suspend and do clause-by-clause.
We have quite a bit to do, although I think the amendments are pretty simple and shouldn't take too long.
I want to tell you a little story. Yesterday, I got a call from a man whose son was killed in a car accident in my riding. Because the system didn't work right, he was not able to donate his organs, and he should have been able to. He was 30 years old. He could have saved many lives and improved the lives of many people, but because the donation system didn't work right, nobody responded, and nobody did what they should have done or could have done in order to make good use of those organs from that donor. I just want to put that on the record for his sake. The father feels so bad that the son missed the opportunity to share.
I tell that story as an incentive for us to move forward, and now I turn the floor over to Mr. Webber.
Welcome, and congratulations.