Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you.

Veterans Affairs committee  I wouldn't know; I don't know what their protocols are. What I can say is that at Ste. Anne's we have been following the protocols of the provincial network.

Veterans Affairs committee  I think the demand may have been made at the beginning of some of the protocols we were enforcing. I know that if the demand had been made, for instance, last week, now that we know that this second phase of H1N1 is almost over, the answer would probably have been different from

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, Brian. That was a big endeavour, I have to admit. We started this project eight years ago. It was a major planning exercise. All the plans and specifications were done in compliance with provincial standards. The environment now is secure, not only for the residents

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, I have maybe just one comment. Mr. André, one of the reasons why there are more nurses at Ste. Anne's Hospital is because it is a subacute care hospital and therefore [Editor's Note—Technical Difficulties] to care for residents having a more serious condition at Ste. Anne [

Veterans Affairs committee  Do you want me to repeat it? I could repeat it in English. Can you hear me well?

Veterans Affairs committee  I apologize for that. Maybe I'll speak a little slower.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes. I apologize. I was saying that Ste. Anne is a sub-acute-care hospital. We're not like the traditional long-term-care institutions. That's the main reason why we have nurses and we don't have auxiliaries. That situation presents a lot of transfers to acute-care institutions

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, I am. It's Rachel Corneille Gravel here in Ste. Anne's.