Thank you very much for your question, Mr. Thériault.
You have indeed just summed up the health care challenge that we already had before COVID‑19 across the country, including Quebec. It is a challenge that we knew would grow over time, with more frequent chronic illness, and obviously the aging population, which also includes aging health care workers, the rising cost of medication and technology, which carries both benefits and challenges for managing and delivering health care. All of this further amplifies the challenges with COVID‑19.
As you mentioned, the Government of Canada has been there during the COVID‑19 pandemic, investing $63 billion in either cash or transfer payments to support health care and safety alone. That's on top of the $280 billion in direct support to families, workers and businesses. We were there before and throughout the crisis, and we are still here, as shown by the recently announced Pfizer treatments and the large quantity of vaccines that continue to come into the country and are being paid for by the Government of Canada. We are also getting the rapid tests out there even faster.
So we are still here and we will continue to be over the long term.