Health committee  Yes; it's about time. Let's make sure from the start that these will be built in such a way that they will be accessible for research purposes, and that the question of protection of personal information is ensured from the start, so that we're not told in ten years that we can

Health committee  It is a difficult question, but then I love to dream in technicolor, so I'll have a shot at it. I would say break the silos. Again, it's very much from the perspective of research-based practice, and to me it's a practice that uses the levers of research. Break the silos between

Health committee  It's very important. I think it's critical if you want to actually bring the research and the practice into practice, because otherwise you'll never have the respect of where the research comes from. The second point is that everything we do should be in terms of building in me

Health committee  You're right, and as I said at the beginning, it's fully part of our mandate not only to create new knowledge, but to ensure that it is properly translated into better health and better health care. And quite frankly, I think we haven't delivered as well on the second part, and i

Health committee  I would simply like to make a brief comment. You are perfectly right. This is a matter which, when it comes to health care, is clearly under provincial jurisdiction. If we want to conduct effective clinical research in health services, epidemiology in particular, we have no choi

Health committee  I'm happy to take it. Your question is a very interesting one. I think it reflects the huge changes in society. You remember that until 1999, our agency was called the Medical Research Council. It is now called the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. I think this shift in f

Health committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Hon. members of Parliament, I appreciate the opportunity to bring the perspective of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to your study of health human resources. CIHR is the Government of Canada's agency responsible for the funding of health resea