Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
First I would like to thank you for coming to testify on this quite important public health matter. I'm going to ask a series of questions that are more about surveillance mechanisms. As you no doubt know, ongoing population monitoring is an essential public health function.
I have previously worked in the international immigration field. I believe that exchanges with various departments and agencies within the government are a problem when it comes to obtaining information on their activities, operations, objectives, methods of detecting diseases and so on. I'm going to give you an example. In the immigration process, a medical examination is always required and a disqualification process is provided for cases where individuals represent a burden to Quebec and Canadian society.
Among the challenges you must face, is information-sharing with the various departments one that causes a problem?