I think during this crisis Canada has shown its best, and leadership in times of crisis is what people will remember. The Prime Minister, for example, participated at the gathering at the UN and the Gavi pledging conference. When the EU and Japan ask Canada to be there, that just shows the place of Canada in the world, the role we can play and the influence. I think we will build on that, and we have built relationships.
The foreign ministers' COVID meeting, which I referred to in my opening statement, is but one example of where we have led. We realized that we needed more coordination and to learn from each other and look ahead. I must say that I'm pretty proud that we have had our ninth call. If you look back at the history of Canada, it's not really common that Canada would be talking on almost a weekly basis with countries like South Korea, Singapore, South Africa and Brazil. We're trying to make sure we take into account what's going on and how we can work together. We're talking about air bridges, supply chains and transit operations. We've been trying to make a difference in very concrete ways for people.
At the end, Canadians expect us to rise to the challenge. I'm happy to say that we've been able to work together with members in a way that I think shines a very nice light on the work that parliamentarians can do when they work together.