The report also notes that GPHIN, which was established in 1997 specifically to provide early warning of a threat such as the one posed by SARS-CoV-2, was not properly used when an outbreak of viral pneumonia in China was detected in late 2019 and early 2020. The report also documents that PHAC rescinded analysts' authority to issue alerts in 2018.
Minister, do you take responsibility for that failure?