Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm going to attempt to explain how the Access to Information Act was applied to the documents provided to the committee by Employment and Social Development Canada.
Unfortunately, we are now well into October, and almost into November, and the Government of Canada is still working in lockstep to ensure that we are doing everything we can to protect Canadians from the COVID-19 virus. Unfortunately, we're well into the second wave, and I'm pretty sure there's a third one down the road. This has been our priority since the start of the pandemic.
Mr. Chair, when it became obvious—