I don't know the exact number, Mr. Jeneroux, but the issue with it is that typically, in a situation of plenty, you would change that material quite frequently. You don't leave it on for very long. You've seen some of the pictures of nurses with some damage to their faces and so on. As for nine million, I don't know if that's the right number or not in each province and territory.
What we have heard from physicians, nurses and so on is some concern about using PPE for too long and not being sure if they can use it again. What happens when you don and doff it, and do that sort of thing safely? That's where we've heard, and you've heard, probably, the same thing, “I was told to wear one mask for four hours", whereas when I was in the ICU many years ago, I changed it room to room to room, and so on, throughout the day.
Our concern has been that decisions should always be based on evidence and need, and not on the fear that there will be rationing if there is a shortage in the future.