Public Accounts committee  What I'd like to say is, first of all, that all of our work was contracted through the government's procurement vehicles that were directed to us—

Public Accounts committee  On the contracts that were directed to KPMG, and I'm talking about the Public Health Agency work at this point, we had a TA that was directed to us through the CEPS vehicle, and then there were two subsequent contracts that were directed to us through the Public Health Agency.

Public Accounts committee  That's for the Public Health Agency-related work.

Public Accounts committee  I just want to confirm that the initial TA was through the competitive CEPS vehicle, so that was competitively awarded and then subsequently directed to us. I'm sorry. Could you repeat the second question, please?

Public Accounts committee  Yes. Our contracts were amended a few times.

Public Accounts committee  The initial TA and the initial contract through the Public Health Agency were incredibly detailed in terms of deliverables and key activities that we were asked to provide. The subsequent and final contract that was awarded by the Public Health Agency was less so, by the Public Health Agency specifically, because you have to remember that this was during the third and fourth waves of the pandemic, and they required more flexibility because of wanting to be able to respond to unforeseen events and policy changes at the time.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to the members of the committee for inviting us to contribute to this important conversation about our work with the government during the COVID-19 pandemic. We’re looking forward to answering your questions. My name is Lydia Lee, and I am a partner and national leader for digital health transformation at KPMG in Canada.