Mr. Chair, I would certainly like to challenge the chair on that.
We know very clearly that during the pandemic the opioid epidemic became significantly worse. That's not to say that it wasn't bad before that, but we know that it became significantly worse. It is very much germanely associated with what we wish to discuss today, that being pandemic preparedness, which would include such things as understanding how to look after folks who struggle with things like addiction, homelessness, other health issues and access to the health care system.
I would suggest that what we need to understand very clearly is the—