I call this meeting to order.
Welcome, everyone, to meeting number 33 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health.
The committee is meeting today to study main estimates 2021-22: votes 1 and 5 under Canadian Food Inspection Agency; votes 1 and 5 under Canadian Institutes of Health Research; votes 1, 5 and 10 under Department of Health; vote 1 under Patented Medicine Prices Review Board; and votes 1, 5 and 10 under Public Health Agency of Canada.
I'd like to welcome our witnesses today.
Of course, we have the the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health. From the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, we have Dr. Siddika Mithani, president. From the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, we have Dr. Michael Strong, president. From the Department of Health, we have Dr. Stephen Lucas, deputy minister. From the Public Health Agency of Canada, we will have Dr. Theresa Tam, chief public health officer; Major-General Dany Fortin, vice-president, vaccine rollout task force, logistics and operations; and of course Mr. Iain Stewart, president.
I know you're all frequent flyers with us, so indeed, welcome back to all of you.
I now invite Minister Hajdu to present her statement.
You have 10 minutes, please.