Mr. Chair, we were advised in early January of the possibility of what became COVID-19.
In China, we made sure that we were monitoring intelligence sources, working with our Five Eyes partners on that. As you highlight, a Canadian company was involved in tracking the spread early on, but we are glad to have that company with us now. Our information on what was going on in China came into us through a range of intelligence services, public accounting and recording, as well as our Five Eyes and other allies around the world.
We continue to work with all those allies to understand exactly what's going on around the world and how we can best position ourselves. We are working with a range of technology companies and innovators to ensure that we're actually doing everything we can to monitor and track the spread of COVID-19 in Canada. There's lots more to do, but Canadian innovation will certainly be a part of that as we move forward.