Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
I also want to thank the witnesses very much for their contribution to this important study.
During the break week, one of my activities was to attend a breakfast conference organized by the Haute-Yamaska Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It was very interesting. The conference focused on what you do when cancer strikes in a business. It was organized by the Quebec Cancer Foundation. The guest speaker was Ms. Danièle Henkel, a businesswoman who was diagnosed with breast cancer.
It was interesting, but, based on what I heard in discussions after the event, beyond the taboos that remain in business and the difficulty for women to announce this diagnosis, there is unanimous agreement that screening should begin at 40.
Since this is what I understood from their opening remarks, all the witnesses can answer the question.
I hear that there are many concerns, but if screening is extended to people from age 40 when resources are already insufficient, how will we ensure that services aren't stretched thin and that no one is penalized? How do you picture that? We're talking about screening starting at age 40, but we have to ensure that resources are also increased to provide the necessary services and that no one will feel hindered by a lack of access to resources, specifically.
Almost all of you also raised access to resources in your opening remarks.
Ms. Daniel, Ms. Sheppard, Ms. Kewayosh and others, you can answer those questions.