I call this meeting to order. Welcome to meeting number 56 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health.
Today we meet with witnesses on our study of children's health. We'll then move to committee business at 12:30. One of the items we will consider is Bill S-203 and any other items that will come before the committee.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format pursuant to the House order of June 23, 2022.
To the witness we have via video conference, you will notice on the bottom of your screen that you have the choice of floor, English or French for interpretation. For those in the room, you have your earpiece and you can choose the desired channel.
Screenshots or taking photos of your screen is not permitted.
The proceedings today will be made available via the House of Commons website.
In accordance with our routine motion, I inform the committee that all witnesses have completed the required connection tests in advance of the meeting.
We'd now like to welcome the witnesses who are with us this afternoon.
I will now welcome Dr. Anne Monique Nuyt, chair and chief, department of pediatrics, faculty of medicine, Université de Montréal and Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine, and Dr. Caroline Quach‑Thanh, pediatrician and infectious diseases microbiologist, Université de Montréal and Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine.
We have Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada.
Thank you all for taking the time to appear today.
Each witness has up to five minutes for an opening statement.
Welcome, Dr. Nuyt.
You have the floor.