The public health officer of Canada convened a conversation with her provincial counterparts as of January 2 to address reports of a virus or a particularly bad strain of influenza that was occurring in China. We got regular updates from our intelligence officials. I cannot share specific briefings with you here, obviously, but I can assure you that our intelligence agents and officials were very active in keeping cabinet and the government apprised of the latest developments.
On April 28th, 2020. See this statement in context.