We know that foot care is one of the most important things in the management of people with diabetes, particularly adults.

This is very encouraging news for people with Type 1 diabetes who look forward to a future without this serious condition.

The prospect of moving to insulin therapy, with its attendant weight gain, can be a concern for people with type 2 diabetes. We welcome any new proven treatment that provides more options for Canadians with diabetes.

We are concerned with bills that have a tendency toward over-regulation and micro-management.

We have a whole new era. Individuals' access to technology could pose a privacy threat to those around them. People are just becoming aware of this, and there is no social norm for it.

I think we're recommending to [the Federal Emergency Management Agency] no more than 300 people coming to Pittsburgh this week, and a greater amount in Philadelphia, ... The key is to get it right. The temptation is to say, 'Send us everyone you need,' but we don't want their experience in Pennsylvania to be an unsatisfactory one. We're taking these people with the idea that they might be with us for four or five or six months.