National Defence committee  Thanks for the opportunity to respond to that question. I would suggest that documentation and maintenance of that documentation over that century, while somewhat challenging.... Certainly we were able to look back to more recent lessons, specifically through the H1N1 experienc

National Defence committee  Thanks for the question. Both through our NATO allies and through other partners across the globe, we've been receiving valuable lessons, whether it's from Japan, Korea.... Everyone in the military sphere is quite willing to share lessons and we've been keeping abreast of those

National Defence committee  Unfortunately, you're asking a doctor about how good we are with logistics. That's not my area of expertise but I can tell you that, when it comes to medical logistics, we relied very heavily on our medical logisticians to get PPE around the world—when we supported Operation Glob

National Defence committee  Obviously, I can respond from only the health system perspective.

National Defence committee  In order to tackle this very complex problem in the spring, we took a very different approach to it. We looked at it through a very needs-based health workforce planning lens. We looked at managing individuals and individual professions in this regard. We had to make some very de

National Defence committee  As of right now, the additional roles of the Canadian Armed Forces and specifically Canadian Forces health services remain to be determined, though I will note that in the omnibus RFA that was developed as part of Operation Laser, one of the planning contingencies included in it

National Defence committee  For a number of our clinicians, the administration of a vaccine is a standard part of their training. The vast majority of those folks, be they medical technicians or nurses or physicians, are currently administering influenza vaccinations to our troops across the country.

National Defence committee  As the military continues to gain a greater understanding of the needs the Public Health Agency and perhaps the provinces and territories may have with respect to the rollout, the role that Canadian Forces health services may play remains yet undetermined, noting that we have pro

National Defence committee  Madam Chair, that would be a question better placed to Major-General Fortin and the Public Health Agency of Canada. I'm not privy to the details and where things stand on that plan at this time.

National Defence committee  Unfortunately, I don't have the exact number right now. I'd have to take that one on notice and get back to you.

National Defence committee  At this time, the role of the Canadian Armed Forces in the rollout of the vaccine is still being explored. Right now we have members—logistics experts and planners—working with the Public Health Agency to assist with planning, but it's yet to be determined what other roles the Ca

National Defence committee  I'll have to speak to that in my current role as deputy surgeon general. Back in March during the first wave, in an effort to respect the public health measures put in place by each of the provinces, the Canadian Armed Forces took a very disciplined role to cease operations in m

National Defence committee  I will take that. We are seeing right now that we have members deployed to support the long-term care facility in northern Manitoba, so it certainly remains top of mind for the Canadian Armed Forces. We have our teams prepared and ready to go, much as they were in wave one, shou

National Defence committee  Perhaps I'll ask Major Martin, who has that coal face experience, to speak to what we've learned from our experiences there. Major Martin.

National Defence committee  Thank you for the opportunity to respond. Dating back to wave one and our work with the whole-of-government response plan for COVID-19, part of our planning was related to the potential to respond to the requirements to support rural and remote northern communities.