Health committee  Sure. Let me just essentially say that overcrowded housing, poor nutrition, and a lack of access to health care contribute to the higher rates of this disease among first nations, and these are the same conditions that were stated in the H1N1 outlook.

Health committee  Thank you. I'm presenting today on the root causes of the elevated rates of tuberculosis infection in first nations communities. According to information recently released by the Public Health Agency of Canada, in 2008 rates of tuberculosis among members of first nations were 31 times higher than among others born in Canada.