I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 146 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health.
In accordance with our routine motion, I'm informing the committee that all remote participants, with the exception of Dr. Hanley, have completed the required connection tests in advance of the meeting. We will have Dr. Hanley's issues resolved before we call on him to speak.
We're going to skip over the budget.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee is commencing its study of the subject matter of the supplementary estimates (B), 2024-25.
I'd like to welcome the panel of witnesses joining us today.
We have the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health. He has a team of officials accompanying him. From the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, we have Diane Allan, associate vice-president, policy and programs. From the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, we have Dr. Tammy Clifford, acting president. From the Department of Health, we have Eric Costen, associate deputy minister. From the Public Health Agency of Canada, we have Heather Jeffrey, president; Dr. Kerry Robinson, acting vice-president, infectious disease and vaccination programs branch; and Linsey Hollett, assistant deputy minister, regulatory operations and enforcement branch.
Thank you all for being here, albeit somewhat delayed.
You're very familiar with how things work here, so I'm just going to hand it over to you, Minister. Welcome to the committee. You have up to five minutes for your opening statement.