Thank you very much.
First of all, I want to take this opportunity to thank the Office of the Auditor General for a very timely report and recommendations.
I also want to thank the public servants, especially the medical officers and scientists, who have guided the government with their expertise and facts. It was one of the biggest reasons that Canada was praised around the world as a nation with a better response to a pandemic that we haven't seen in 100 years. Sincerely, please convey my gratitude to all the public servants under your supervision.
I want to talk about the first recommendation. The Auditor General's report specifically talked about the stockpiling of PPE. I heard about the management of surge support for the indigenous community.
Deputy Auditor General Hayes, in your findings, was there any particular focus on the fact that PPE has an expiry date? Was that factor applied to the readiness of the department when it came to support for indigenous communities?
Then I'll move to the deputy minister on this point as well.