Public Accounts committee  I think ensuring that our legal teams are involved is important. Ensuring the confidentiality protections would be important. I also think it would be good to understand that if there are any specific concerns the committee has, maybe there are things that we could address proactively with them.

Public Accounts committee  I will. Thank you.

Public Accounts committee  I have not had an opportunity to read the bill.

Public Accounts committee  I do not have knowledge of the details of when and why the contract was signed early in the U.S., but I would like to ask my colleague Mr. Paquette to talk a bit about the timeline for the vaccine negotiations here in Canada.

Public Accounts committee  I think it's a very good point, and it's the reason that Pfizer has a policy in general about these contracts. We do everything possible to uphold the confidentiality, and that includes not providing them unredacted.

Public Accounts committee  Respectfully, I don't think any of us—especially me, and I'll speak on behalf of Pfizer—is trying to downplay the great responsibility that this committee has. I just want to be very clear about that. I think, in this particular case, it is the confidentiality that we expect from all of the contracts that we enter into.

Public Accounts committee  We would comply with that law.

Public Accounts committee  Let's just get it done.

Public Accounts committee  I am not aware of any settlements that we've paid in Canada. I can bring that back to the clerk if there are some, but there are none that I'm aware of. I am glad that you raised that because it's a matter of trust.

Public Accounts committee  I don't have the answer to that question, but I can follow up with that.

Public Accounts committee  That is correct.

Public Accounts committee  I am not at liberty to speak about the clauses specifically in the contract that have not been publicly communicated. What I can say is that the purpose of indemnity clauses overall is to ensure that patients and consumers have a pathway to—

Public Accounts committee  Indemnification is standard. I will say that—

Public Accounts committee  They are standard across the board.

Public Accounts committee  I can't comment on any clause in our contracts that—