Government Operations committee  I think we are beginning to position. There are a couple of things. First with the Public Health Agency—

Government Operations committee  —we are beginning that positioning. We are beginning to estimate what might be required not just in the health sector, but are also working with government partners to look at other areas as economies open. There will be much broader requirements for PPE than just in the health c

Government Operations committee  First, we do life-cycle inventory management. As products come in, we're very much aware of the expiry dates. In this instance we're talking about the disposal of materials that were in our Regina warehouse. We wound up consolidating our warehouses pursuant to a study. Our goal

Government Operations committee  They are resources, but we are very concerned with end-user safety, so in these instances we followed the directives, the Treasury Board's directive, on the disposal of surplus material. One of the first things we looked at was if it was needed by other government departments or

Government Operations committee  We have an inventory management cycle, but would we never dispose of something? No, we would dispose of things if they put end-users at risk. Our paramount consideration is the safety of those who receive our products and making sure that we can stand by whatever the guarantee

Government Operations committee  There is a range of monitoring techniques. We have a global public health information network. We also work very closely with our international partners in identifying early signals where something might be going awry, and then ongoing monitoring with a number of partners though

Government Operations committee  The very first ping was late December 31, and it wasn't about COVID-19, but about an unusual viral pneumonia in Wuhan.

Government Operations committee  Again, on December 31-January 1, we had no idea where it was going to go, but we did know that this is how a pandemic starts, although it could easily not be a pandemic. We frequently get those type of alerts. It was probably the end of January when we started to take a look at o

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and committee members, for inviting the Public Health Agency of Canada here today. My name is Sally Thornton. I'm the vice-president of the health security infrastructure branch at the agency. I am joined by Éric Dagenais, who recently joined us from Innovat

Health committee  I will see what the availability is, yes, absolutely.

Health committee  Yes, I would.

Health committee  The NESS had been monitored and stocked as it was mandated and funded to do.

Health committee  No. The NESS was doing well what it was mandated and funded to do.

Health committee  I think it was delivering on what it had been mandated and funded to do.

Health committee  The focus had been on preparation for CBRN events—chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear events—and that was what provided them—