Thanks so much. I was just actually thanking everybody for having me here. I look forward to taking your questions.
I also wanted to thank the translators, who I know have been working so very hard during this whole pandemic and in various committee meetings.
I would like to also acknowledge that I'm meeting you from the territory of many first nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinabe, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples.
I understand the sense of urgency with which this meeting has been convened. The government has been dealing with this crisis for over a year now. Canada is in the third wave of the virus, and my department, Public Services and Procurement Canada, has been working around the clock since the beginning—