Thank you very much.
First, on the Canada Health Infoway, there was the original investment leading to the development of Panorama, which is the surveillance and case management system that the provinces have been actively involved with, and we're continuing to work with them on that development. That's in addition to Sin-Fi and other technologies that have allowed for the rapid dispensing and sharing of information across the country, not just with public health officials, but with health care institutions and others, which has really facilitated quick and accurate information-sharing.
Second, on the $80 million a year, that's the way the budget was set up, because nobody could predict whether the pandemic would be next year or in ten years. So there was a contingency set aside for $80 million a year should it be needed in that given year, as a pre-positioning. That does not mean that is the end of the story. That is pre-positioned, that we can apply for and access if needed. Then if there are additional resources required, we will address that at the time. But by having it in the budget, it allows quicker access than trying to react in other ways.
At this point we don't know for sure that it will be the pandemic, and we don't know for sure even then if it's going to be severe or mild, or basically like a really nasty regular flu year, or something different from that. So I think all governments are planning. And we're fortunate in Canada. We now have the summer to build on the existing plans to make sure we have vaccine, etc., in place--and we believe there are enough antivirals in the country to treat everybody who would need treatment, whether they're health care workers or not--and to have all of those plans really refined before we get into the fall and we see what happens.
Again, it could peter out, in which case we don't need it this year, or it could continue, in which case we'll have to address that at the time.