We will start the second panel. I note that we're starting seven minutes late, so we'll carry on until 8:37 to have the full hour.
I'd like to make a few administrative comments before we get going.
To the witnesses, before speaking, please wait until I recognize you by name, or my co-chair does. I remind everyone that all comments should be addressed through the chair.
When speaking, please speak slowly and clearly. We have translation and it's a challenging task to translate, especially when people speak too quickly. Interpretation in this video conference will work as it does in an in-person committee meeting. You have the choice, at the bottom of your screen, of floor, English or French. When you're not speaking, please mute your microphone.
With that, I would like to welcome our witnesses for panel two, who are here to discuss advance requests.
We have with us this evening Dr. Blair Bigham, doctor, emergency and critical care medicine at McMaster University, by video conference. We have Dr. Dorothy Pringle, professor emeritus at the Lawrence S. Bloomberg faculty of nursing at the University of Toronto, also by video conference. We hope our third panellist this evening, Sandra Demontigny, will join us in the next few minutes.
We will get going at this point. Thank you for joining us. The way we do this is that each of the witnesses will have a five-minute opening statement, and then we'll move on with the questions.
Dr. Bigham, if you're ready, please go ahead. You have five minutes.