Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
I want to thank the witnesses for being here today. I did want to comment, though, that the federal government has taken the responsibility very seriously. I think we've already invested over $300 million in the vaccine, over $1 billion in the pandemic plan. If you compare that to the situation under SARS, I do think there's a vast improvement. There's always room for more improvement, and I do appreciate your comments stating that on the record.
I did want to tailor my comments to the front-line workers. My background is as a chiropractor. I worked in a multidisciplinary clinic, and during SARS we had all kinds of people walking in and walking out. I met with the family physicians, and they had significant concerns about, as you said, communication and different messaging.
You mentioned in your seven points that we really have to rely on the evidence-based information. I think everybody's in agreement with that. However, even sitting on this committee, which I think keeps everybody here really up to date, we see some conflicting evidence and conflicting opinions.
My colleague from the NDP pointed to the seasonal vaccine. We've heard from an unpublished paper that if you get that, you're more likely to get H1N1. We've heard of different provinces taking different protocols. Do you have any suggestions on how to get a sole source of communications? How would we go about doing that? You mentioned a guideline that is published online with accurate information. The minister stood up in the House and said we have that accurate information available, and it's evidence-based. There appear to be problems still getting it out there. I was wondering if you have some suggestions.