Thank you, Ms. Hogan.
Turning to the Global Public Health Intelligence Network, in your report, paragraph 8.76, reads:
We found that no alert from...GPHIN...was issued to provide early warning of the virus. According to the agency's criteria, an alert is to be issued for an unusual event that has the potential for serious impact or spread. However, no alert was issued when news of an unknown pneumonia was first reported, when the virus had spread outside of China, or when domestic cases were first suspected and confirmed. Public Health Agency of Canada officials confirmed that by the end of December 2019, other international sources had already shared news of the virus and therefore it was unnecessary to issue an alert.
Perhaps I'll ask this of Mr. Stewart. How did your agency determine that COVID-19 didn't warrant an alert?