Thank you, Madam Chair.
I really appreciate all the witnesses today. I think even as far back as the estimates, we had the opposition, in particular the NDP, indicating that there was much going on that wasn't above ground. We've heard consistently from our chief public health officer, from the witnesses, that indeed we had a process where a decision was made, that there was capacity in other parts of the world. We have an above-board process. It's not reflecting the money that Canada is going to put into HIV/AIDS, and it's also not reflecting on the bad relationship with the Gates Foundation. So I really do appreciate the very clear testimony. I also want to acknowledge the disappointment from the many organizations that did work very hard, and I'm sure it has indeed been a disappointment to you.
There are a couple of questions that I would like to ask. I guess the first one would be to Ms. Medwick.
We've heard that you were advised that your organization has successfully passed the assessment phase and was the winning bid. This really came as a complete surprise to us. Can you tell us how and from whom you were provided that information?