Thank you, Minister.
And thank you for the question.
Certainly there are a number of elements, not just laboratory. But specific to laboratory, maintaining the federal reference laboratory, it's the only level four in the country. In addition to being a reference laboratory for provincial laboratories and others on these items, we also support the development of standards. So within the public health network, there is a committee specifically dealing with laboratories across the country and the kinds of standards, approaches, linkages, information technology needs, etc., that will allow us to better manage these issues.
As well, Canada is fortunate with the kind of expertise we have. We're seen as one of the leaders internationally, and we share that expertise internationally, as well as training people from other countries in our laboratory to improve their own methods.