Thanks.
My last question is that, in 2021, former health minister Patty Hajdu told Canadians that a full investigation into Canada's COVID-19 response would be required at the appropriate time. In September 2022, former health minister Jean-Yves Duclos noted that a decision on a federal COVID inquiry would come soon. We note that the government has failed to take any action since.
In fact, when I recently moved an amendment at this committee to establish an independent COVID-19 public inquiry under the Inquiries Act, Liberals voted against it and the Conservatives abstained, killing the inquiry.
Can you explain to us, Mr. Minister, why a fully independent, comprehensive and penetrating inquiry into Canada's response to the most severe pandemic in the century isn't needed, or when it might be convened?