Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Dr. Cross, you recently undertook an analysis on the economic cost of the Chinese communist regime's misinformation and mishandling of COVID-19. The evidence is clear that for weeks the regime falsified and downplayed risks associated with human-to-human transmission in direct contravention of their obligations under the WHO's international health regulations.
We know that the Chinese communist regime vigorously opposed early travel restrictions from Taiwan, Australia and the United States, and encouraged millions to leave Hubei province. As a result of the Chinese communist regime's duplicity—a regime that by the way the Prime Minister has a deep affinity for—COVID-19 was transformed from a regional health issue into a global pandemic.
Based on your analysis, what is the economic cost to Canada as a result of the Chinese communist regime's COVID cover-up?