This recent statement from Tony Clement, Minister of Health captures a fundamental truth. The continued success of our society is dependent on the health of our children and their successful transition to robust and productive adults. With the health of children clearly identified as a priority by the Canadian public, politicians and the medical community, the time is now to make child health a strategic priority in the Canadian genomics community. The considerable investments made to date by Genome Canada in developing Canada’s genomics capacity have set the stage for major new initiatives in child health genomics. Rapid advances.
