What I would note is twofold. In the first instance, as I indicated previously, the laboratories at Health Canada have as a fundamental objective supporting our regulatory system, so the focus is not on research per se but on laboratory methods for testing products such as pharmaceuticals and developing methodologies for our quality monitoring or testing of contaminants in water.
The policies and systems put in place to strengthen research security over the past number of years include strengthening physical security in terms of access and monitoring of research facilities; strengthening oversight and systems to protect against cybersecurity threats, which are indeed active; and focus on employee security clearance review, conflict of interest and affiliation declaration, training and oversight, including policies for laboratory visitors and students, as Madam Jeffrey spoke to previously.
These have been strengthened further to align with work undertaken in regard to all research institutions in Canada, as expressed by Minister Champagne, Ministers Hajdu and Duclos and, most recently, Minister Holland, including the policies on research in sensitive areas and named research organizations. Our work in policies is aligned to support the objectives and substance of those guidelines and policies to protect the research security laboratories at Health Canada.