Thank you very much.
Ms. Jeffrey, since I only have two and a half minutes, I'm going to proceed fairly quickly.
After reading the report tabled in Parliament, it seems to me that everything we read stems from incompetence or naïveté. In my opinion, PHAC failed to protect the public in this case.
During your recent appearance, you said the following about lab security:
The security screening process begins with reliability status checks that are conducted by the security department of the agency. They are then referred to the RCMP and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service for security clearances.
Then you acknowledged that PHAC gives the final approval. We're talking in particular about the accreditation of scientists from the People's Liberation Army.
Did you base your reasoning on the advice of CSIS or the RCMP? Did you base it on something else, and if so, what? I'd ask you to avoid clichés and get straight to the point.