I will go back to FTI Professional Grade and Baylis Medical. I think we have ordered enough respirators to supply the entire planet for 10 years. We have received 21,000 respirators, 168 of which have been distributed in Canada and 350 of which were sent to India.
The Ordre professionnel des inhalothérapeutes du Québec representatives said a shortage of respirators was not to blame, but rather a shortage of personnel. Respiratory therapists undergo pretty specialized training and programs have limited spaces, at least in Quebec.
Is the contract awarded to Baylis Medical part of the contract category involving advanced payments for which the supplier's financial viability has not been assessed?