Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Fadden, for appearing.
One of the things that struck me about this national security breach, in terms of how it was handled, was the length of time it took between when red flags were first raised in August 2018 and the time these two scientists were led out of the lab on July 5, 2019. That's almost a year.
During that time, these scientists had unfettered access to the lab, even after a fact-finding report was issued in March. Although it was incomplete, it validated that they were, among other things, transferring materials on an unauthorized basis from the lab to the PRC, and that there were multiple breaches of security and intellectual property policy.
I'd be interested in your thoughts on the issue of the timeline and how PHAC responded.