To our knowledge we gave advice to the Government of Canada, and the Government of Canada then made agreements with those companies and announced them. I remember a particular evening when some concerns about Canada's ability or timing of our contracts were expressed. I think it was the chairman or CEO of Moderna who appeared on Canadian television to assure Canadians that the Canadian government was at the front of the line for a supply of Moderna vaccine.
On May 5th, 2021. See this statement in context.