Mr. Chair, as a result of our experiences in the SARS situation and as a result of the Naylor report, we have learned some lessons as a country and as a government and put together the Public Health Agency of Canada.
We now have our Dr. Canada, the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, Dr. David Butler-Jones, who has very impressive credentials and is well-respected for the work that he has done. I believe that he actually plays the role of coordinating with public officers across the country very well, whether it is on the issue of the flu vaccine or any other issues. He also keeps in touch with places like the WHO, the Centres for Disease Control in the U.S. and his counterparts in the rest of the world. I think Canada is taking a leadership role in this. That was very clear from the fact that I was in New York with him announcing our global health public intelligence network, stage 2, with Ted Turner and Senator Sam Nunn. That is the result of the work done by our public health agency.