That's a great question. It's one that I've wondered about. What I've seen is that PHAC's advice has been in lockstep with the WHO right from the word go. There has not been any critical thinking, any critical evaluation, on whether that's the right advice.
I'll give you another example, if I may. The WHO China mission, on February 28 this year, said that China was able to eliminate health care worker infections, but they didn't explain how. You have to go right to the back, to the fine print, to see that they did it because they ordered everyone to wear N95s. Now, that's a grey standard for the WHO, and I hope it's one the committee exposes if you get the right WHO witness. I am disappointed that PHAC didn't have the critical mindset to look at that and say, “Why was China able to protect its health care workers?”