Thank you, Chair.
I want to thank all the witnesses we've heard from today. Perhaps, at this rather depressing time in Ontario with the peak of the first wave, hearing from CMHA and Ms. Eaton has been particularly important.
I'm going to take a leaf out of my colleague Tony Van Bynen's book to perhaps inject a little optimism. To quote Harriet Beecher Stowe, “Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” Hopefully people will be able to see some light at the end of the tunnel.
Thank you so much to CMHA for all you've been doing, and with the new health web portal that was announced by Minister Hajdu today, of course we know you're going to continue to do some very good work.
My question is for Dr. Liu. Dr. Liu, at this committee we've been hearing quite a bit about the role of the federal government vis-à-vis the provinces, which of course have a major role in health care delivery in our country, and even the role of local health authorities. The federal government has been issuing national guidelines on a number of different subjects related to the use of PPE and also on care in long-term care facilities, which were issued by the Minister of Seniors federally.
I'd like your opinion on how the current situation is working in terms of what we hope is a very collaborative approach. Do you see the need for, perhaps, the federal level to go beyond guidelines in a pandemic situation?