Government Operations committee  I think the distinction there, Mr. Chair, is that this essential services reserve is open on a cost recovery basis to these industries, so it's not the government footing the bill and—

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. Yes, Canada could do business with other countries, but some goods are concentrated in two or three countries. Especially with PPE early on, three or four countries were specializing in this equipment. We have seen, as the pandemic has gone on, broad

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, I think I'm going to have to provide a written response to the committee.

Government Operations committee  I think, Mr. Chair, we'll have to do some quick math and maybe before the end of this round we can get back with a number.

Government Operations committee  I'm guessing somewhere around 40% of probably $600 million, but don't hold me to that. My colleagues will do some math while—

Government Operations committee  Would we include the tax? Do you mean in terms of the value of the contracts?

Government Operations committee  We'll have to check, but typically when you see government disclosures of government contracts, you'll often see the pre-tax value and then the tax above, because the way departments are funded, there are actually two separate buckets of money, one for operation—

Government Operations committee  We'll have to get back, Mr. Chair. Again, don't hold me to that $600 million. I understand the question, and we'll come back and give you a number that includes pre- and post-tax—

Government Operations committee  I know—

Government Operations committee  To date, the federal government has been funding the vaccine efforts in terms of both the vaccines and the supplies that go with the vaccines.

Government Operations committee  I'm going to see if my colleague Mr. Mills can answer that, or I'll offer to get back to you. I'll see if Mr. Mills has a quick answer.

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. I'll start by talking about the FedEx and Innomar Strategies contract, which was awarded after a competitive bidding process. So it was a competitive process, and the winners were FedEx and Innomar Strategies. Both companies have the ability to serve

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. At the beginning of the pandemic, it was a matter of getting goods as soon as possible. Those goods often came from China, as the member mentioned, as well as from other countries. As the year went on, Canadian industries were scaled up, so you cer

Government Operations committee  As was mentioned, Pfizer delivers directly to the POUs that the provinces indicate. The model with the other vaccine companies is different. It is indeed brought in by a federally contracted service provider, FedEx and Innomar. The deliveries typically start for Moderna the day a

Government Operations committee  Basically, provinces inform the Public Health Agency of Canada of the locations where they would like the vaccines to be delivered. Pfizer is willing to deliver to multiple locations. There's a process in place to inform Pfizer of where the doses are going. They deliver directly