Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Before I get into my questions I want to start with a message of thanks. I don't think many people appreciate the work that the public service has put in to develop many of the emergency measures that have supported Canadians, particularly in the early days of the pandemic. To have seen behind the curtain to some degree, I want to say that your effort was noted and so greatly appreciated. There are people in my community who were able to keep food on the table and a roof over their head because of the work you've done, so please, on behalf of people who live in Central Nova, I want you to know how appreciated your work has been.
To start off, I want to ask a question on where we might be had some of these emergencies not been advanced. A year ago, no one knew what the coronavirus was except for the snippets we were starting to see on TV.
Mr. Chair, I think we have someone jumping in. I think Pat needs to mute his microphone.