Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Let me start by thanking both PHAC and PSPC not only for participating here today once again but also for the great work that both of your departments and you have done. You have strong leadership. We started from a very disadvantaged situation and far from ideal circumstances over the last year, and what you, your organization and members have done needs to be appreciated, acknowledged and commended. On behalf of all of us, I'd like to thank you all.
Let me start by asking questions to Ms. Evans. In my understanding, PHAC is responsible for NESS. NESS, by its nature, contains medical equipment, pharmaceuticals and social services supplies that can be deployed usually within 24 hours to the provinces and territories, upon request, in cases of emergencies such as infection and disease outbreak.
Ms. Evans, can you give us some idea of the types of requests that have come in and how much you have supported provinces? In your opening remarks, you talked about how 80% of the stock that comes into NESS goes to the provinces and territories.