Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I'm glad everybody is in happy spirits.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), we are yet again into a study of the veterans health care review and veterans independence program. Today we have a full roster of witnesses. That's very exciting.
With the Public Health Agency of Canada we have John Cox, the acting director for the division of aging and seniors. Then we have Claude Rocan, director general for the centre for health promotion. With the Canadian Institutes of Health Research we have Linda Mealing, assistant director of partnerships, institute of aging. With the Department of Health we have Nancy Milroy-Swainson, director, chronic and continuing care division, health policy branch.
Thank you very much for coming today to appear before us. We generally give twenty minutes to the witnesses.
We have Mr. Rocan for ten minutes, I understand.