Thank you so much, Chair.
I'd like to thank the witnesses for their excellent testimony.
My first question is for Dr. Lamarre.
Good afternoon and thank you for being here.
You spoke about the funds invested in recent years, particularly to deal with the COVID‑19 pandemic, and about how successful we have been. As a Quebecker and a resident of Quebec City, I was proud that a company in my city made a name for itself by creating a new vaccine.
I was nevertheless surprised and disappointed when the World Health Organization, the WHO, did not recognize the vaccine.
How did you react when you learned that the vaccine developed in Canada wasn't recognized by the WHO?