Mr. Chair, the Government of Canada is strongly committed to supporting the WHO and its scientific work to trace the origins of COVID-19. We believe that this is essential in order to detect and respond to future pandemics and biological threats. We support the work that the United States is doing to assess as well the origins of COVID-19, and should we be asked to provide assistance, we would be happy to.
We believe it is essential for the WHO to be provided with the transparency, the information that it needs, and we're committed to collaborating with our partners in any way that would be helpful.