Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
In Canada, we're facing a major dilemma. We have advocated for putting our frailest seniors in solitary confinement, with inadequate care and no visitors. Truly it's a mixed-up society.
We have blindly followed new, disproved advice from our health ministry, and we're ready to convince ourselves that the government's knowing our daily whereabouts is a good thing. My niece had to hear about her husband's death through a long-term care centre's window. This is in a community where you'd be hard-pressed to find a single COVID case. Whatever we've done so far is cruel and unusual punishment.
When I look at the many concerns, I think one of them has to do with jurisdiction. The last thing Canadians want is a one-size-fits-all approach imposed on them by some Big Brother central government.
I know that health care is a provincial responsibility. The approach to treating high-density urban populations is completely different from the approach to treating rural populations. If provinces have something that works for them, should we not be letting them proceed with that, rather than relying on some faceless national entity telling them what to do? That is my concern. Provinces should do what they want to do. However, the biggest fear is that the federal government might want to take this over.
Google, you have had opportunities to deal with major players throughout the world. What would your comments be in this regard?