Thank you very much for that answer. I think that was quite helpful.
What I'm hearing is that Canadian organizations are paying attention to what other international bodies are doing, but also have specific, if not privileged, information relevant to the Canadian context. When Canadians are asking themselves which body they should go to first for the best advice for themselves and their families, it's the organizations based here in Canada that have experts who are paying attention to all of the many types of statements being made on the international stage, and then adding that Canadian-specific information to issue in particular recommendations for Canadians. I thank you very much for making that case clearly.
Of course, public trust factors into that. We want people to have the maximum amount of trust in our Canadian institutions they can. One thing coming out of the SARS experience was an emphasis on the need for an independent evaluation of how the Canadian government and Canadian officials performed in that context. That's something that hasn't happened yet here in Canada in respect of the COVID-19 experience.
I'm wondering if you can speak to the importance of having a public inquiry, independent advice, not necessarily because the findings are going to be different than Health Canada's own internal processes, but because I think it helps Canadians enjoy more confidence in those findings when they know they're coming from an independent source. Could you speak to the value of that independent investigation and give some thought or express some views about the timing of such an investigation? I think that would be welcome.
Thank you.