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--></style></head><body lang=EN-CA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Lawrence and Jimson….and hopefully all others on the Finance Committee: (If I’ve missed anybody, please forward this)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Attached are some thoughts that I am presenting related to the BC comment on the budgets. I have been having some email problems and may not have seen any correspondence that others have submitted. Either way, please give me your thoughts on these points along with your own observations so we can pull our comments together. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>By the way, I haven’t gone back to look at our FY22 comment so my observations are made in isolation at this point. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>Thanks, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Tim Smith <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>General Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Canadian International Pharmacy Association (CIPA)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>www.cipa.com</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>