Public Accounts committee  No, we are not discussing that specifically. I have to say that while the president and my colleague Jennifer mentioned that some provinces are not signatory to the Contraventions Act, we still have a summary conviction option under the act, which would apply to all provinces and

Public Accounts committee  No. I'm saying that under the Quarantine Act currently, summary conviction penalties can be used in all provinces and territories, but we are not looking to jail travellers for not being in quarantine.

Public Accounts committee  Yes, that's a tool we currently have under the act.

Public Accounts committee  Mr. Chair, I'm only providing the tools that we have available. I would like to take this opportunity to say that the vast majority of Canadians were very compliant with the requirements. We understand that this was very onerous and we acknowledge all the sacrifices that Canadian

Public Accounts committee  No, we haven't discussed incarceration as a stand-alone mechanism.

Public Accounts committee  I don't think that incarceration is something you.... We have legislative tools. We have acts that provide the mechanisms to ensure compliance and enforcement, but I can't say that we have been talking about—

Public Accounts committee  I will answer this question. The agency worked closely with Transport Canada and the major airlines to ensure that when a positive case was detected or reported on a flight, the information was published on the agency's website so that travellers on that flight were aware of it.

Public Accounts committee  This was the responsibility of the provinces. Until recently, it was the policy of the provinces to ask people who had been exposed to the virus to go and get tested.

Public Accounts committee  For people entering Canada, we have a random screening program to check for possible importation of the virus, but we still continue to provide travellers with information that tells them what personal steps we recommend they take to protect themselves and those around them.

Public Accounts committee  Maybe I can add something.

Public Accounts committee  Typically we would be working with Statistics Canada definitions of urban versus rural.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you. We have continued to look at the data and at how we can improve the tracking of the test result. Our completion has improved over time, from 76% and 61% in February 2021 to 95% and 82% in June 2021. We are continuing to make progress. We take the Auditor General's re

Public Accounts committee  Thank you. Indeed, in November 2021, when omicron came to light, the agency worked diligently to take some concrete actions. One of the first actions was to impose country-specific measures. Those required enhanced screening at the border, including the requirement for traveller

Health committee  Thank you. There is no date for a plan that I can give to the committee, Mr. Chair. The chief public health—

Health committee  The chief public health officer provides updates to Canadians on a weekly basis on how Canada is faring against the virus. She continues to update on the key metrics we're monitoring. These will let us know whether we are getting closer to the endemic stage and what the future wo