To start off the response, as an aboriginal person I have a very good understanding of what's in a community. I come from an aboriginal community of 1,000 people. It's an isolated community. I know very well what the limitations are of services. Not every community has a hospital. It requires partnership, and you know that.
I said in my opening comments that in severe cases, individuals are transferred to hospitals in provincial jurisdictions, as they would be in Nunavut to Yellowknife, Edmonton, Manitoba, or Ontario. I understand that environment because I was born and raised in that environment, and I continue to live in an aboriginal community. So that's one piece.
The second part is that our priority remains focused on ensuring that the nursing stations are adequately equipped with the supplies they need to respond to the pandemic in the fall. At the same time, we'll be implementing the immunization program in the fall, which is key to prevention. That's the goal we have, to get that out by October-November, and clinical trials are happening now.
As it relates to the question on these kits, I think it's also important to note that it is our responsibility, my responsibility as well as yours, to purchase hand soaps. Is that a federal responsibility?
These are questions I need to ask--