As you will recall, we didn't know the type of environment we were getting ourselves into, as COVID-19 took on global pandemic proportions. As a result, the word of order in the Canadian Armed Forces was that we are and would remain the force of last resort. We didn't know what might be coming at us, in terms of the defence of Canada and to protect Canadians. What we did know is that there might be a need for forces across the country to do a wide range of tasks, as I explained earlier. I think I can safely say for a number of my colleagues that we did not anticipate having to deploy in such big numbers to long-term care facilities. We certainly were of the impression that we might need to help in a logistics capability in various scenarios. That would include transporting PPE to remote areas in Canada. That would also include, perhaps, power generation with ships at the given localities that are accessible by sea. We can think of a number of scenarios in which those assets of the Canadian Armed Forces could help.
With regard to helping—and you're particularly referring to UN-OCHA requests—Canada provided support, as detailed by Major General Cadieu earlier this week, and it was well appreciated by the UN and by those countries.