Canada-China Relations committee  The transfer of materials is governed by the Human Pathogens and Toxins Act, the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, and the Canadian biosafety standards. They apply to the export of materials from Canada.

Canada-China Relations committee  Mr. Chair, I apologize. I'm not able to answer that particular question.

Canada-China Relations committee  [Technical difficulty—Editor] must be approved by senior management at the National Microbiology Laboratory.

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you, Mr. Stewart. When experiments are proposed that have the potential for gain-of-function applications, they are automatically referred to the institutional biosafety committee to ensure that no such experiments move forward and that any risks associated with them are m

Canada-China Relations committee  The specific shipment that was being referenced, Mr. Chair, was done in accordance with the lab's standard operating procedures in compliance with the HPTA and the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, as well as with the Canadian fire safety standards.