Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate your efforts. You have a very nice French accent.
I want to address the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers.
Earlier, you said that action was needed to deal with the additional risks brought about by this pandemic and focus on three things: screening tests, personal protective equipment and adequate contingency planning processes.
On April 21, there were 51 confirmed cases at Joliette of inmates with COVID-19, out of a population of approximately 130 inmates; there were 49 at the Federal Training Centre in Laval; and 14 at Port-Cartier Institution. So there are 114 confirmed cases among inmates in Quebec, with only 188 screening tests done.
First of all, do you think that the number of tests done is enough? Do you think that this lack of testing has now been addressed, or does it still exist?
Next, do your officers currently have enough personal protective equipment to do their jobs properly? We've seen that, in closed living environments, they often become vectors of contamination through no fault of their own.