Thank you, Chair, and to think I was going to compliment you on your activities earlier this week.
Anyway, I just want to assure Ms. Geddes, Commissioner Lucki and a few of the others who are on from different organizations that I won't be questioning you today. I want to focus my questions specifically to Mr. Stewart on issues around public safety.
It's about our emergency preparedness, sir.
The minister has told the committee here just recently that many aspects of the pandemic response are not and were not his responsibility, despite his being the minister for emergency preparedness.
Just to clarify, is the public safety department responsible for emergency preparedness and planning across the government as set out in the Emergency Management Act?