Thank you, Madam Chair.
I would like to thank Dr. Spika, who is here with us, and the other witnesses, who have joined us by videoconference, for their contribution to this very important discussion.
I listened attentively to what Dr. Spika was saying. He said that two leadership groups would be involved in the case of a pandemic. There is the network of public health physicians. He also mentioned the medical officers of health.
Dr. Robert Strang, from Nova Scotia, also joined us. I know what a hygienist does, but for the average citizen, I was wondering if Dr. Strang could explain what a medical officer of health does. Everyone knows what a dental hygienist does, but not the role of a medical officer of health, who would intervene in the case of a pandemic in the vaccine process?
Dr. Strang, could you please provide some clarification in this respect?