Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to all the witnesses for being here.
Minister, Canada's chief public health officer is an international expert in infectious disease and global health security. She has repeatedly stated that “no one is protected until everyone is protected”, and yet your government is refusing to support a request to temporarily suspend WTO rules that are preventing nations from producing vaccines to protect their citizens.
Is your own chief medical officer wrong or is your government's position at the WTO wrong?