Thanks, Madam Chair.
I'd like to say thank you to all of you.
Mr. McGinnis, I hope you'll thank your son for sharing you with us this morning. You raised so many issues, from awareness to research strategy and urgency. I'm going to try to comment on those.
The European Brain Council is advocating that the EU declare 2013 the Year of the Brain. In March 2013 we will have the Consensus Development Conference, the conclusion of the four-year national population study of neurological conditions, and in October 2013 there will be the World Parkinson Congress in Montreal, with 4,000 delegates from around the world.
I'm wondering if the researchers will comment on whether or not the Government of Canada should declare 2013 the Year of the Brain. It can be used to raise awareness and be a real galvanizing point for awareness, education, research, and dollars.