Health committee  I understand.

Health committee  Thank you. I'm the vice-president of research at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, home of the new Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute. The 2004 health accord recognized the value of health research and innovation in at least three ways: first, improving the health of Canadians; second, the impact of research on improving the cost-effectiveness of health care services; and third, producing world-class discoveries to leverage economic benefit as well as health gains, as recognized in the government's S and T strategy.