Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Welcome, Minister.
It certainly is the federal responsibility to work with the provinces to ensure there is surge capacity in the event of a pandemic, yet I'm not seeing anything in the estimates that would help hospitals cope with the demand for beds and care in the event of one, or to build the pressure rooms they would require.
Could you please explain how your plan you referred to before for pandemic preparedness addresses the matter of surge capacity in Canadian hospitals? As I'm sure you're aware, in Ontario Dr. McGeer, of Mount Sinai, and others in Calgary, etc., have raised serious concerns about the lack of surge capacity.