Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I thank our witnesses for joining us today.
We know that Bill C-13 enacted the Public Health Events of National Concern Payments Act, which allows the government to spend “all money required to do anything in relation to that public health event of national concern”. They have that authority until September 30.
I would note that the amount being spent by the government is staggering.
While our focus in this meeting today has been on the cost of the numerous income support programs for Canadians and businesses, I'm interested in knowing how much is being spent by the Departments of Health, PSPC, and, in particular, ISED on the procurement of personal protective equipment.
I would assume that the Department of Finance would be able to provide us with some of those numbers.