This meeting is now resumed.
Welcome back to meeting number 20 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health, where we are meeting to study the emergency situation facing Canadians in light of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On the panel today, as an individual, we have Dr. Kashif Pirzada, emergency physician and assistant clinical professor at McMaster University. For the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, we have Dr. Alan Bernstein, president and chief executive officer. From the Department of Health we have Dr. Supriya Sharma, chief medical officer.
We will start with statements from our witnesses.
We will start with Dr. Pirzada. You have six minutes, please.