Madam Chair, I would really focus on two things here. Historically we focused on stockpiling strategic medical supplies not held by provinces and territories, which included medications and vaccines.
The Public Health Agency of Canada looked at both pieces of the optimization plan. We made significant efforts to see what we can do in terms of working with provinces and territories to pull that plan together.
In the end, progress was made, but not up to the level of addressing the current crisis. In the current crisis, the pandemic, we made significant efforts to mobilize, adapt and improve our processes for securing PPE and medical supplies. This really helped us to position ourselves in terms of supporting both the provinces and territories and the general—