Industry committee  Thank you very much for this opportunity to testify. My story today is about a team of talented Canadian scientists and engineers working with international collaborators and Canadian industry who were inspired by the opportunity to apply their skills to make a difference in the

Industry committee  I have one more sentence.

Industry committee  Our strengths in all these areas make it possible for us to be an innovative nation and to provide rapid assistance in areas of need. I hope that our efforts will save lives and that we can contribute to our country’s positive response to this daunting world challenge. Thank yo

Industry committee  Thank you. It's nice to see you again. It's been an honour to testify today, and it's been fascinating to see the debate and the inclusion of a spirited discussion. In terms of the open licence, our approach to this is that basically everyone involved in the project has been doi

Industry committee  If I may, I'm not receiving the translation, and unfortunately, my French is not adequate to the task. I'm wondering if there's something I need to be clicking. I thought I was going to be receiving translation.

Industry committee  I am. What channel should I be on?

Industry committee  I believe I am, but I have heard no translation until now. I don't know where to check on my screen to see if I am on the English channel. My apologies.

Industry committee  I see “Participants”, yes.

Industry committee  Yes, I do. It was off.

Industry committee  Okay. I really apologize having to ask to please repeat the question. Thank you very much.

Industry committee  In a sense there are two questions. First of all, we had substantial support from the Canadian national laboratories, which of course are publicly funded at their basis, in converting their special teams to this project. From that point of view, we were able to proceed. The pri

Industry committee  No. Actually, it's just the opposite. Health Canada has been very helpful as we've gone forward. There are some small differences between what the approval that we already have from the FDA is and what Health Canada will be looking for, but in particular, Health Canada will be pr

Industry committee  We started our project in Italy on March 19 and in Canada on March 23. That was predicated by the very dire circumstance in Italy that stimulated our original response. At that time, we began discussions with the people who were already active in this area, which included NRC and

Industry committee  No, I'm sorry, I must have misspoken earlier. We are planning to submit to Health Canada in a couple of weeks' time.

Industry committee  At that point, they have committed to giving us a three- to five-day turnaround.