Thank you, Dr. Barrett.
It seems you agree that we want, both as a country and globally, to do better, so poor countries are able to detect and respond early on to outbreaks of infectious disease.
I have talked to Nate, the sponsor of the bill, about adding language that would ensure that Canada explores international legal agreements and includes, in those negotiations, consideration of legal instruments and potentially mandatory financial mechanisms. This would ensure rich countries provide under-resourced countries some of the funds they need to better detect and respond to infectious disease.
Should that be one of the things Canada is obligated to do? Is that what we're looking at in this bill—entering negotiations with other countries on how we can help poor countries have the capacity to detect and respond to outbreaks earlier?