Government Operations committee  No. That is not correct.

Government Operations committee  Perhaps I could speak to that issue. That may have been in reference to equipment that is coming from China, in terms of whether or not companies in China have a medical licence that has been granted by the Chinese authorities. That could be in reference to that question.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, we'll have to do some analysis and get back to provide the committee with some additional detail further to the question that is being asked.

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm not certain which study is being referred to, but we've had a couple of examinations of the NESS, so I was wondering if there could be a bit more precision around which study is being referenced.

Health committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. From the point of view of the proper usage of PPE, there was guidance that was issued, developed from the work that was done through the FPT governance framework. There was guidance that was developed early for the appropriate use of PPE, which is

Health committee  This is actually a question that I will turn to my colleague at Health Canada, who has been working on some of those issues.

Health committee  We may do a bit of a tag-team approach perhaps. In response to that question, certainly in the context of the discussions that are taking place among the chief public health officers, the Canadian chief public health officer and all of Dr. Tam's colleagues across the country, th

Health committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I had a little bit of difficulty hearing the question that was asked, but I think it was about whether hospitals are able to come to the national emergency stockpile and seek access to supplies.

Health committee  Okay. That's great. Regarding how we've been working with provinces and territories, we do not deal directly with every single health care institution in the country. We do deal directly with provinces and territories, who in turn, within their own jurisdiction, are interacting

Health committee  I will turn this question over to my colleague at Health Canada, who is doing work in the context of providing that type of support.

Health committee  Perhaps I will start and my colleague from Health Canada may wish to add. I think it's important, as we consider the Emergencies Act, that we also consider the context in which it is something a government may wish to choose to trigger, which is really in the event where we woul

Health committee  Mr. Chair, I think from our perspective we always are open to what the science is telling us. We also recognize from the point of view of individuals that they make personal choices about what makes them feel comfortable. We're fully supportive of individuals making that choice,

Health committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Certainly, as I referenced in my opening remarks, there has been incredible effort from early on to work with provinces and territories to come together and, on Canada's behalf, to work the international marketplace to secure needed product for front-line

Health committee  Mr. Chair, in relation to the question that was just asked, since the outset the National Microbiology Laboratory has been working extremely closely with all provincial health labs across the country. From the very beginning they have been worked together to ensure that there was

Health committee  Okay. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Perhaps I can start, and my colleague from Health Canada can follow. In relation to the measures that have now been instituted across the country, I think that if Dr. Tam were answering this question, she would say that generally it takes a few week