Thank you, Madam Chair.
I would first like to thank the group of witnesses who came to tell us about the difficulty that the definition of the term “first responders” in federal guidelines presents for firefighters. Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that this is the main focus of your request.
I would like to know how many firefighters there are in Canada and how many of them you think need to be vaccinated. With regard to pandemics, which is what we are talking about today, should all firefighters be vaccinated or just some of them?
Mr. Albert, you spoke about the differences between volunteer firefighters and professional firefighters. Can you elaborate on the vaccination of these two categories of firefighters?