We've heard today that the minister has stated that her department officials have no role to play in the national emergency strategic stockpile. We've also heard public health experts suggest that there are going to be multiple waves potentially of COVID in future seasons.
My concern is that we're not adequately preparing now, particularly in the hypercompetitive purchasing environment, in replenishing our stockpile and preparing for the next wave. We should be looking at ways to share responsibility if we are responsible for the procurement and the logistics chain, right up to when they're being delivered and disposed of. I'm still to understand that under this ministry there is a responsibility for the distribution of goods before they expire, and I would like to have better information around that because there's been a lot of ambiguity around that, Mr. Chair.