Thank you.
Kwe kwe. Ullukkut. Tansi. Hello.
I want to acknowledge that I'm on the traditional and unceded territory of the Algonquin people.
Thank you for inviting me to speak to our department's response to the Auditor General's report concerning health resources for indigenous communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the report, the Auditor General made two overall recommendations. The first was concerning personal protective equipment. The OAG noted that the department should review how we manage our stockpile of PPE, making sure that we have accurate records to ensure we have the right amount of stock for this current pandemic and any future emergencies.
To respond, we reviewed our inventory from before the pandemic. We then looked at how quickly the personal protection equipment—