Mr. Speaker, in response to (a)(i), (ii), (v), (vi) and (ix), the Minister of Health and Health Canada officials did not communicate or correspond, directly or indirectly, with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario or the Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council in 2020 or 2021 regarding mask exemptions, COVID-19 vaccines, medications to treat COVID-19, or any other public health messaging about COVID-19.
In response to (a)(iii), (iv), (vii) and (ix), no officials from the Public Health Agency of Canada communicated or corresponded, directly or indirectly, with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario or the Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council in 2020 or 2021 regarding mask exemptions, COVID-19 vaccines, medications to treat COVID-19, or any other public health messaging about COVID-19.
In response to (a)(viii) and (ix), the National Advisory Committee on Immunization, NACI, is an external advisory body that provides independent, expert advice to the Public Health Agency of Canada on the use of vaccines authorized in Canada. Neither NACI nor any personnel from NACI communicated or corresponded, directly or indirectly, with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, nor communicated with the Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council in 2020 or 2021 regarding mask exemptions, COVID-19 vaccines, medications to treat COVID-19, or any other public health messaging about COVID-19.
In response to part (b), the answer is N/A.
In response to part (c), see part (a).
In response to part (d), the answer is N/A.