Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you, colleagues. Hello to you.
Thank you to the witnesses as well today.
Minister Hajdu, in the last week the COVID situation in my home province of Nova Scotia, which is also MP d'Entremont's home province, has been for me a great cause of concern. In just two weeks, we went from 42 active cases to 589 cases. The majority of those new cases were reported just this last week.
I have to tell you, though, and Canadians, that I am so proud of my constituents and all Nova Scotians who have been getting tested to identify and reduce the spread of the virus in our communities. In Nova Scotia we are also so lucky to have provincial leadership that has taken this pandemic seriously from the beginning. We are now in day three of our two-week province-wide shutdown. I know that Nova Scotians will do whatever it takes to get this virus out of our province once again. I want to thank you and the Prime Minister for your role in supporting provinces and territories as we fight this virus together.
My question is simply this: Can you tell us more about the direct supports our federal government has provided to provinces and territories as we fight this third wave?