Health committee  I'll be quick. I have to accept at face value whether there's a need or not a need for such a facility in Canada. I haven't read the report. I made my point in agreement with what Dr. Carver and Patrick Michaud said with respect to a possible move by the Gates Foundation to consi

Health committee  These are made in the spirit of developing a more robust process around these types of projects. Universities are used to applying for large sums of money, often in the tens of millions of dollars. They are used to working with processes that are clearly laid out, with timelines

Health committee  Thank you very much. We are in somewhat of a unique position among Canadian universities, because we do have an HIV/AIDS vaccine in development right now. With respect to what I've heard about capacity and quality, our experience has been that it takes nearly 18 months to sourc

Health committee  I would say there could have been improvements in the process. For some of the issues that have been brought to bear, I would think the most important ones concern the flow of information and the ability to obtain information from the secretariat. I would suggest as well that the

Health committee  Are you talking in terms of scientifically in vaccine development or in terms of process? I'd be more comfortable with the latter.

Health committee  In terms of process, and I have argued this consistently with the federal government in our representations to the federal government, projects like these should operate and be run through the existing research funding mechanisms: the tri-council, CFI, and other sources that have

Health committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Welcome everyone. I would like to first say thank you to the members of the committee for providing the opportunity to speak here today on behalf of the University of Western Ontario. Western, for those of you who don't know, is one of Canada's largest