Actually, as the Minister of Health, I'm essentially the purchaser. I wasn't involved in the research arm of the vaccinology but certainly was interested in any and all viable vaccines as soon as possible, and I'm very grateful for the work of my colleagues in the vaccine task force who put us on such a good path of vaccination, with Canada now being the number one in the G20, number one in the G7 and number one in the OECD.
On June 14th, 2021. See this statement in context.