Health committee  I can only say that it is not written into our plan. As I mentioned, our pandemic plan is high level and does not have that amount of detail. It is also subject to continually being revised. I think that really depends on what's going on with the actual epidemiology of the pandemic and the timing of the vaccine.

Health committee  That would be my understanding. Of course, my particular position is also at arm's length to the Yukon government. My understanding of how the Yukon government would make its decisions in conjunction with my advice to the Yukon government and my direction to the Yukon government under a medical emergency would be that we would likely make our own decision.

Health committee  Yes, that's right. I'm not quite understanding your question.

Health committee  Yes, sure. I think the key word is “politically”. I'll go back to what I said, that there is going to be a balance between preserving societal function and protecting the most vulnerable. I don't think there is one answer. Both are critical functions, and which becomes more important depends on what we're watching from the course of that pandemic.

Health committee  Yes, I can hear you well.

Health committee  Thank you for this opportunity to speak. I won't take long and I won't belabour points that you likely already are familiar with from perusing the national pandemic plan and other sources. Yukon itself has a fairly high-level pandemic plan that was revised in 2009 during the H1N1 pandemic, incorporating early lessons learned.