You may recall that a few years back we did have a minister of state for public health. We no longer have a minister of state for public health. At one point, the level of delegation and reporting authority that person would have had were much higher than it is at this moment.
I believe that if you really are serious about public health in Canada, you need to give them the tools. There can't just be a tool box that's not open and not used. I believe it's important that the person or the agency have the authority not only in Ottawa but also across the country to conduct research and analysis.
When you look at the PPE, the stockpile and the ventilators, these are things that should have been managed in a much better way. I think this is where the Public Health Agency, if it had been granted the authority, probably could have done a better job.