Good morning, everybody.
Welcome back. I hope everyone on the committee, the staff, and interpreters has had a nice break, is recharged, and ready to get back at it because we're not starting off slowly, to put it lightly. We're getting right back into the study.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Monday, June 13, 2016, the committee is resuming its study on poverty reduction strategies.
We are very pleased today to have a very full panel for our meeting. From the Department of Employment and Social Development, we have Doug Murphy, director general, social policy, strategic and service policy branch. From Statistics Canada, we have François Nault, director of health statistics; and Jennifer Ali, chief, health statistics division. From the Department of Health, we have Sony Perron, senior assistant deputy minister, first nations and Inuit health branch, as well as Dr. Patricia Wiebe, medical specialist in mental health from the population health and wellness division, first nations and Inuit health branch. Last but not least, from the Public Health Agency of Canada, we have Anna Romano, director general, centre for health promotion, health promotion and chronic disease prevention branch.
Thank you all for being here. It's incredibly cold outside, so thank you for all being here. We're going to get started right away with opening statements. We do have a full complement here today, so we will keep statements to seven minutes.
Starting off today, Mr. Murphy, the floor is yours for the next seven minutes.