Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am pleased to provide some additional details on the background and related experience of Mr. Cuff and his firm. The firm has recent and currently ongoing experience in conducting comprehensive reviews of child and family services authorities in Alberta; recent experience conducting a comprehensive review of the authority charged with providing housing for low-income seniors; related experience working with complex health and senior related issues for Alberta Health and Wellness, reviews of the Lakeland Regional Health Authority; the Alberta Mental Health Board; Persons With Disabilities Board; work on the long-term care review recently underway for Alberta Health and Wellness; relevant recent experience conducting a review of CMHC's Residential Rehabilitation Program; knowledge of governance and related issues as a result of 300 studies in the public sector; they authored the report on governance for Alberta Health as it impacts regional health authorities; co-chair and principle author of the regional health authority's best practices review; faculty member of the Banff School of Management pertaining to governance, leadership and management practices; advisor to Alberta Health on the regional health authority board expectations for the department's orientation packages; lectured to all regional health authority boards on the roles and responsibilities as board members; advisor to the Minister of Health on specific dispute resolution related to shared services and funding issues involving a number of health authorities in Alberta.
In addition, Cuff and associates has undertaken a number of specific projects for regional health authorities. For example, for the Capital Health Authority report on boundary adjustments within the authority's area, for Alberta Health arbitration and long-term care between a number of health authorities, some on specific request of the Minister.
In addition, advice to specific facilities managed by boards of NGOs, reviews of best practices for Alberta Health, including reports on corporate governance, et cetera.
I think that is an overview, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.