Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the witnesses for joining us today. It's an honour and a privilege to hear from you.
The first part of my question will be for Dr. Wieman.
Dr. Wieman, I had the honour and privilege of meeting Dr. Nadine Caron, who I am sure is maybe a colleague or a friend, or somebody you have heard of. She was one of the most inspiring people I've ever met. I just thought I would make that connection here and pass that along.
My question is regarding the $631 million that was announced yesterday in the FES for enhancing public health measures in indigenous communities. It sounds like a lot of money, but it's also a huge issue and requires a tremendous amount of work. The implementation of these monies is more important than the total investment. The intention is to help mostly seniors who will be most severely impacted by COVID-19, and it says that the measures should help to prevent and contain the spread in indigenous communities.
I listened to your testimony today about how absolutely critical and important that is, but I just wanted to highlight that amount as being large but the problem is bigger. I'd love to hear your input on the implementation of this funding and what needs to be done to ensure that it actually achieves the goal.