I would say, Mr. Chair, respectfully, that we do indeed have a pandemic preparedness plan. It includes the NESS. It includes its organization, its management and its stocks. Those plans have been updated in accordance with the new lessons that we've learned throughout this pandemic, and they're being implemented in real time. We have put in place additional inventory management software; we've procured stocks, and we've worked on domestic supply. The NESS is functioning very well and delivering in real time to provinces. The Auditor General's report has been very favourable in that regard.
On March 23rd, 2023. See this statement in context.