Thank you for your kind words. We work very hard and hope we deliver reports that provide value to the government and Canadians.
In the report on PPE, I note where we saw the government be agile and react, and I will highlight four ways for you.
One was the development of a long-term national supply and demand model, which did not exist before. It helps determine the needs across the entire country.
Then the Public Health Agency moved to bulk procurement, which was led by Public Services and Procurement Canada, to procure large volumes in very competitive markets, where supply often didn't keep up with demand, at least at the beginning of the pandemic for sure.
The third item we noticed was the outsourcing of warehousing and logistical capacity to deal with the big increase in demand, which allowed the federal government to get equipment to the provinces and territories quicker.
Finally, we saw the Public Health Agency collaborate with the provinces and territories to agree on a scarce resource allocation strategy. When purchasing could not keep up with the demand, how would the equipment received be distributed to all the provinces and territories in an equitable manner?
All of those were great, but they were very reactive. What we hope the government learns is that now we have to maintain those, build on them and not be so reactive during the next health crisis.