Finance committee  We're very fortunate in that we have many of those experts right now. What this is going to allow us to do is retain and attract even more expertise.

Finance committee  Absolutely. We've spoken perhaps slightly more about the clinical care side. The spinoff of high-quality research, including commercialization and the jobs that come from that, would be enormous.

Finance committee  Probably the best way to do so is to give a patient example. I'll talk about a patient who was treated last year in our organization. We're doing this right now. This is inventing the future of health care today. A man in his 60s had a debilitating tremor to the point where he w

Finance committee  The true benefit is bringing together the providers of care, doctors and other professionals, with the researchers and a spectrum of patients that include all brain sciences—those with diseases of the mind that may be cared for by psychiatrists, and stroke patients that may be ca

Finance committee  We're committed to delivering on the balance of the $30 million. It would be a combination of philanthropic support and support from the province. Today I'm unable to give you the exact specifics, but we're committed to raising the additional $30 million so that we can build the

Finance committee  There are clearly advantages to concentrating research on very specialized and subspecialized areas. If I were to pick one example that we're growing at Sunnybrook right now, it would be high intensity focused ultrasound. That's what we refer to as the scalpel-less surgery. Howe

Finance committee  Good morning, and thank you for the opportunity to address you today. I have structured my presentation on our proposal to create an innovative brain sciences centre at Sunnybrook around four questions. First, why is it important at this time to be focusing even more attentio