Good afternoon.
Thank you to the two witnesses, Mr. Weinstock and Mr. French.
To start, I would like to say that I do not believe that the intent of the Public Health Agency was malicious, as all of the witnesses have stated, by the way. I believe that the agency was probably well-intentioned. What bothers me is the way it went about it, which led to a lack of transparency.
Mr. Weinstock, the question that I would like to ask you is quite broad in scope.
In a polarized world, where people distrust rather easily... The current government has downplayed situations like those involving the Aga Khan and WE Charity. It's the same thing here. In fact, the Minister of Health trivialized the situation by saying that it was no big deal.
I am curious. What are the effects of this—almost commonplace— trivialization on trust in our institutions?