I have been clear since the beginning of the pandemic, and as a public health professional in my prior employment, that it is very important that we invest not only in health care, but also in protection and promotion of health, which is public health. I continue to say that we need to make those investments. In fact, that's why the fall economic statement commits hundreds of millions of dollars to bolstering the capacity of the Public Health Agency of Canada.
On April 16th, 2021. See this statement in context.