Government Operations committee  Thanks very much for the question. Essentially, the bulk of that is related to the refurbishment at the National Microbiological Laboratory to increase efficiency. That's now complete. So that's why.

Government Operations committee  For the agency, it was about $19 million.

Government Operations committee  As you identified, the risk is that this is the first generation not to live as long or as healthily as their parents. The work really is around how we get everybody to row in the same direction, whether it's industry in terms of marketing, the kind of production in terms of the

Government Operations committee  As part of one of my former lives I was actually the physician for asbestos miners and mill workers.

Government Operations committee  If we had treated asbestos with respect in the beginning--and if not for smoking, which dramatically compounds the risk of disease as a result of asbestos--and it was used in controlled conditions, we wouldn't be having the kinds of concerns we have. But I remember, before I was

Government Operations committee  Again in terms of the details of the negotiations—and that's not my area of expertise—I think as a general principle people should know what they're working with. It doesn't matter what, whether it's asbestos or any other chemical or drug. It's always a good principle to have the

Health committee  Certainly I would say to the honourable member that the addition is not only that it is a 10-year contract, but there will be both a primary supplier in Canada that produces the vaccine and fills it here, as well as two secondary suppliers, one of which produces elsewhere and fil

Health committee  They come through the Public Health Agency.

Health committee  Well, again, as we've done with all governments, we share them with other departments, with the ministers' offices, etc., for their information. At the end of the day, I have to be accountable for what we put up on the web.

Health committee  The pandemic plan itself, while it's focused around pandemics of influenza, takes an all-hazard approach in terms of any range of infectious diseases, building the systems, whether it's surveillance or others, to be able to respond to whatever we might face, or other public healt

Health committee  We already have the pandemic plan. We are revising that. We also have the North American plan and--

Health committee  Basically it's the same--

Health committee  We cover a whole range of infectious diseases. There isn't one plan that can cover everything. We have a tuberculosis strategy, the pandemic plan, and others, all of which are interrelated. We could have 380 different strategies--for each individual infection. We don't. We have o

Health committee  They all fit together and it is a comprehensive view of the issue.

Health committee  We can get you that detail. There will be a press release in the morning.