Thank you to my colleague, and thank you, Mr. Chair.
Minister, I'm only an associate member of this committee. I'm not a regular committee member. I'm sitting in for Sonia Sidhu today. It's my good fortune that you're here, because I want to ask you about diabetes research in Canada.
As you might know, London, Ontario, is home to Sir Frederick Banting and Banting House, which is a wonderful local organization that continues to advocate for diabetes research right across Canada.
As you know, 11 million Canadians have either diabetes or prediabetes. Can you tell us what the government is doing to advance diabetes research in Canada?