Good day and welcome to the 14th meeting of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development.
This morning, we are pleased to welcome a delegation from Health Canada. With us are Ms. Michelle Kovacevic, Director General, Strategic Policy, Planning and Analysis Directorate, along with Ms. Kathy Langlois, Director General, Community Programs Directorate. We are also happy to welcome here Mr. Mark Buell, Director of Communications and Research with the National Aboriginal Health Organization.
Members, initially we will be taking our briefing this morning in a reduced quorum. One of the reasons for this is that we will attempt to wrap up the briefing this morning by 9:20. You all know we have the Australian delegation coming for about 9:30. We need about ten minutes or so to do some conversions with the room, as we're going to be meeting in informal session after the break. After we're finished hearing from our esteemed witnesses this morning, we'll be moving the entire Canadian delegation to one side of the room and making room for the Australians.
So without any further delay, let's begin with Ms. Langlois, for ten minutes roughly, and then we'll have time for approximately one question from each party represented here today.
Madame Langlois.