I want to help you on that, because I want to use an example that's closer to Hamilton. In fact, had you come into Ottawa, you may have come across some folks who still hold some conspiracy theories around the vaccine. Of course, that evolved into what was known as the Freedom Convoy and the political partisan connections there.
However, I want to reference in particular Paul Alexander, who is a Canadian independent scientist. For those who may not know, he is a former Trump administration official and was with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services during COVID-19. His refrain was that we want them infected. He actively—or at least according to the Wikipedia article that I have here—sought to muzzle federal scientists and public health agencies to prevent them from contradicting the Trump administration's political talking points.
Those who followed the convoy and the occupation here in Ottawa would know, of course, that Pierre Poilievre marched alongside Mr. Alexander, and that was part of the rhetoric coming out of the convoy. There were lots of instances to see the leader of the official opposition walking in lockstep with this very high-profile Trump administration person.
Talk just a little bit about how this isn't necessarily just an American phenomenon, but that there seems to be a cross-pollination of conspiracy when it comes to this on the record.