 Good morning everyone. Thank you for being here today. As we enter the second week of the Fort McMurray Fire, we continue to send our thoughts and prayers to all those displaced at this time. Canadians have demonstrated extraordinary compassion over the last few days, giving generously to the Canadian Red Cross, donating their time to the relief efforts and opening their homes to those in need. I'd like to reassure everyone that the federal, provincial and municipal governments are doing absolutely everything we can to offer our full support to this community. The Government of Canada is continuing to match Red Cross donations, and we'd like to thank everyone for the outpouring of support to date, while encouraging everyone to continue to be generous and donate to the Canadian Red Cross. It's in times of tragedy that we get to the core of who we are as Canadians. We have an unwavering sense of community. We look out for each other. We take care of those in need. And this just isn't the case for our neighbors here at home. In the reality of a 21st century global community, we understand the importance of helping those outside our borders as well. C'est pourquoi je suis si heureux de faire cette annonce aujourd'hui. Tout d'abord, permettez-moi simplement de dire que c'est un honneur pour moi d'être entouré par tant d'invités de marques, des gens intelligents et engagés qui font un travail incroyable ici au Canada et aux quatre coins du monde. Je suis également heureux de voir autant de jeunes dans la salle. Pour moi, c'est tout aussi important. Comme je l'ai déjà dit, les jeunes ne sont pas les leaders de demain, mais bien les leaders d'aujourd'hui. C'est ce leadership qui nous aidera à faire de ce monde un monde meilleur pour tous. C'est précisément ce dont le monde a besoin. De leadership, une vision, de l'enthousiasme et surtout des gestes concrets. You see, it's easy to think that things really should be different. Taking action is where things get rough. It's where we have to make some difficult decisions. It's where we have to confront the reality that the world we live in isn't always kind or fair, especially for women and girls. But the fact that it's hard doesn't relieve us of the responsibility to try to make things better. And it is our shared responsibility to concern ourselves with the big challenges, like how to improve the health of the world's most vulnerable citizens. This is especially true when we consider the epidemics to continue to ravage countries around the world. Epidemics that are not contained by lines on a map. Epidemics like AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. Many of us spent yesterday with family celebrating Mother's Day. We want to make sure that moms around the world live long and healthy lives surrounded by their equally healthy, happy, loved ones, including their daughters, who will them get to grow up and become healthy, happy moms and grandmothers. Thankfully, organizations like the Global Fund exist to make a real difference. It works hard each and every day to deliver help to those who need it most. The Global Fund is the main funding body tackling the prevention and treatment of HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria. The work they do is so important. They truly do save lives each and every day. The civil society, the private sector, and the people affected by these diseases will support programs in more than 140 countries. But the results are more important than the numbers. Thanks to the Global Fund's work, millions of people have received a treatment against tuberculosis that saved their lives. Millions of people have received an anti-retroviral treatment for HIV. In addition, half a billion people from Mousticar have been distributed to regions and citizens who need preventive help to fight paludism. Canada has long been a leader in the fight against those diseases. And today, I'm proud to announce that in the months and years ahead, we will do even more. To start, Canada will host the 5th Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria in Montreal on September 16, 2016. The last replenishment of the Global Fund was hosted by President Obama in Washington in 2013. We are honoured to continue this important work. And for that, we're pledging $785 million for the Global Fund during the 2017-2019 term, which represents a 20% increase from Canada's last pledge. And finally, we're excited to announce the launch of the Global Fund's End It For Good social media campaign. This campaign, as you saw in the video, encourages the public and particularly young people to raise awareness about these three diseases through social media. As an important voice on the world stage, Canada and all Canadians have a duty to lead by example. The commitments we've announced today will help vulnerable citizens live better lives, lives that are longer, healthier, and free from the burden of disease. It's an honour for Canada to be a part of this initiative. And it's a true expression of Canadian values. In Canada, we care for each other, we support those in need, and we recognise that health and wellness underpin every other effort we make here at home and around the world. I want to thank the Global Fund and all its partners, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and ONE, and RED, and so many different organisations around the world for continuing the extraordinary vision and leadership. Working together, we can and will continue to save lives. Merci beaucoup.