Good evening, everyone. We'd like to welcome you to this fifth meeting of the inaugural Standing Committee on Science and Research. We are looking forward to your testimony. We are grateful for your time, your effort and your expertise.
Tonight, we're pleased to have with us Dr. David Naylor, professor at the University of Toronto, who is appearing as an individual; from Brock University, Dr. Tim Kenyon, vice-president, research; and, from McMaster University, Dr. Karen Mossman, vice-president, research, and Dr. Gerry Wright, director of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research.
With that, we will go to Dr. Naylor.
You will have five minutes, Dr. Naylor.