Public Accounts committee  That would have been directors general and executive directors within our program branch within the Public Health Agency.

Public Accounts committee  I don't have those with me at the time, but I can endeavour to get that.

Public Accounts committee  The initial contract or task authorization through PSPC was awarded and signed on September 29, 2020, for a value of $518,000.

Public Accounts committee  As part of the contracting process at the Public Health Agency, we have a form that requires all managers who are proposing a contract to declare any conflict of interest. That would be the process that they would—

Public Accounts committee  I'm not aware of any contracts that the Public Health Agency of Canada has entered into. I don't have details of contracts that they would have had with other departments or agencies.

Public Accounts committee  No. When I was at the Treasury Board Secretariat, I was in the program sector presenting TB submissions to Treasury Board ministers. I was not responsible for app development or contracting at that time.

Government Operations committee  What I can say is that, as you noted, the budget for operating the NESS was significantly less than it is this year, so annual-based funding for the NESS operations has ranged between $3 million to $5 million. In the most recent year, that operating budget has grown significantl

Government Operations committee  Certainly. Through the estimates this year, the national emergency stockpile has received a significant influx in funding. The total this year has been $7.4 billion. As you will note, to date the department has spent approximately $3.9 billion of this funding for a variety of co