Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Madam Fraser.
I'm going to start, if I can, with chapter 5, “Surveillance of Infectious Diseases”, because we haven't had an opportunity to touch upon it.
One of the concerns coming out of SARS in 2002 was about the sharing of information and having formal protocols between the provinces and the federal government to ensure that if there is an infectious disease, we have a rapid response and that information is shared instantaneously. I was disappointed to see that there continue to be weaknesses there.
Can you expand upon those and maybe tell us what response you've received from the government concerning what plans there are to move the formal agreement beyond just an Ontario agreement?