Government Operations committee  Thank you. It's across the categories. The one thing that has not yet come online and will come online shortly is the domestic manufacturing for N95 masks. That will be starting up in late August, early September, and it will be a critical component as well.

Government Operations committee  Certainly, and I will turn in a moment to Mr. Stéphan Déry, who is the assistant deputy minister of real property. What you have to remember is that PSPC and the federal government have a national presence, and the circumstances in every jurisdiction are different, not only in t

Government Operations committee  I think to properly answer that question you'd have to turn to what's actually going on with our friends at the Public Health Agency of Canada. There are still ventilators in the stockpile that provinces could ask for if needed, so there's not a shortage right now. However, we ar

Government Operations committee  I think that's actually a question better posed to the health professionals, the Department of Health, the Public Health Agency of Canada. Just in terms of burn rates and where provinces sit, that would be more a question for the medical experts.

Government Operations committee  The line of communication starts with the ordering. In terms of quantity and what types of products, the orders actually come through the Public Health Agency. It's aware of the delivery schedules. As I mentioned, there are ventilators in the warehouse right now. The ventilator

Government Operations committee  There are a couple of elements to this question, Mr. Chair. Number one, the delivery schedule that was agreed upon was not all at once. It was staggered out into 2021, but as I've indicated, domestic has been slower to deliver. On the international ones, the market itself has be

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. This really speaks to the ongoing delivery of PPE. As mentioned or touched on in my opening remarks, the strategy was twofold: order internationally, but also stand up domestic production. We are still seeing orders come in, and many of our orders act

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I should mention to members that the web page reporting what PSPC does in its procurement activities was updated this morning, so I would encourage members to take a look at the updated quantities. What we're seeing with regard to ventilators is that on t

Government Operations committee  The number was updated as of this morning, so that would be 409 out of 40,500, and there have been about 200 or so come in since the last web page update. The domestic ones were scheduled to ramp up over the summer, so this is kind of back-end weighted. Still, it's the lowest per

Government Operations committee  Good afternoon, Chair and members. Thank you for inviting me back. Mr. Chair, I hear you loud and clear on the length of opening remarks. I will be less than 10 minutes, I promise. I do have a number of colleagues with me here today. I'm not going to name them all. Given that w

Government Operations committee  Since I was last here on June 16, we've seen a gradual easing of restrictions across many provinces. While there may be a drop in active cases since my last appearance, we must remain cautious and prepare for a second wave. From previous appearances, the members will be aware th

Government Operations committee  That's a very important question, but it's better asked of colleagues at Health Canada and the Public Health Agency who know the modelling and what might be coming. I can share with the chair that the goods in reserves are going up across the country, but can I say when we will b

Government Operations committee  It depends on what comes next, and we foresee ourselves being in this business for a while.

Government Operations committee  Again, that's better asked of colleagues at Health Canada. We're just executing here. Health Canada and the Public Health Agency may have a better sense of comparators and whether they're meaningful. I'm afraid I can't offer anything useful on that question.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, because of the ongoing discussions, I'm not able to answer the member's questions without getting into detail that frankly could compromise our position.