I think we all lived through the pandemic in 2020 and 2021 and saw the public service rise to the challenge and help support a Canadian response.
It's my expectation, based on all the years of findings, that my office has given them recommendations going back to H1N1 and SARS, and they're not acting on those. Therefore, I would tell you that there are significant weaknesses in how they manage this stockpile. The country is not as well prepared as it should be for a next emergency, and that's why they need to do the basics. Get your needs done, and buy what you need to make sure that your stockpile is as equipped as it should be.
