Thank you, Madame Drouin, for appearing in front of us today. My first questions are for you.
You mentioned that the first flag went up in August 2018. It took until January 20, 2021 to terminate Dr. Qiu and Dr. Cheng from the employment of the Government of Canada.
What we're trying to understand here at the committee is the process that took two and a half years to result in that termination.
My first question is, when did the Privy Council Office first learn of the concerns regarding Dr. Qiu and Dr. Cheng?