Thank you, Chair.
Finally, Mr. Rankin keeps saying he doesn't have a problem with the individual, he has a problem with the structure. So let's hear what the individual has to say about the structure. I quote:
It's a structure that works well for many provinces and territories, and for countries, including the United Kingdom and Australia. In fact, we've been moving this way as an agency for some time now and have, in fact, adopted this type of management structure since 2012. At that time we began to separate out the roles and responsibilities of the CPHO on an interim basis. My appointment as CPHO on September 24th of this year—the date of the agency's 10th anniversary—reflected the first step needed to move public health forward in Canada.
That, in fact, is the current chief public health officer, who Mr. Rankin has no problem with.