 
CONFUSED WITH THE NEW MEASURES 
AND CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN 
HAPPENING AS OUR ECONOMIES ARE 
RESTARTING AND MANY PEOPLE ARE 
WONDERING WHAT THEIR OWN RISK 
MIGHT BE IF THEY GO TO A STORE, 
TO A NAIL SALON, TO A PARTY OR 
TO A RESTAURANT.
AND IT IS COMPLETELY NORMAL TO 
BE WORRIED AND UNSURE, BUT ALSO 
EXCITED ALL AT ONCE.
BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT 
WE DO KNOW THAT CAN HELP US 
ASSESS OUR OWN PERSONAL RISK OF 
GETTING THE VIRUS AND PASSING 
IT ON TO OUR FRIENDS AND LOVED 
ONES.
WE KNOW THAT THIS VIRUS LIKES 
CLOSE TALKERS, CROWDED SPACES 
AND CONTAINED AREAS.
THE THREE Cs.
SO, AN INSIDE PARTY WITH LOTS OF
 PEOPLE IN A SETING THAT 
OPPOSES MORE RISK.
IF YOU DECIDE WHAT TO DO AND 
HOW TO DO IT, WE'VE DEVELOPED A 
TOOL THAT'S AVAILABLE TODAY, 
ONLINE AT 
WWW.CANADA.CA/CORONAVIRUS.
OUR NORMAL WEBSITE.
AND IT WILL BE LINKED TO OUR 
COVID-19 APP LATER THIS WEEK.
LISTEN.
IT'S NOT TOO LATE OR INEVITABLE 
TO SEE THESE CASES RISE.
WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHOOSE 
OUR DESTINY HERE IN CANADA.
IT IS IN ALL OF OUR HANDS.
SO, ASK YOURSELF BEFORE YOU GO 
OUT THIS WEEKEND -- IS WHAT I'M 
ABOUT TO DO WORTH THE RISK?
SIT WORTH THE RISK THAT I MIGHT 
END UP VERY SICK OR THAT 
SOMEONE IN MY CIRCLE WILL?
LISTEN, CANADIANS, WE'VE COME 
SO FAR TOGETHER AND WE CAN 
CONTINUE TO PROTECT EACH OTHER 
IN OUR NEW NORMAL.
WE HAVE TO CHOOSE LESS CONTACT, 
SAFER CONTACT AND SMALLER 
SPACES.
YOUR DECISIONS ABOUT YOUR RISK 
EVERYONE CLOSE TO YOU, TOO.
ROBE THE THREE Cs -- CROWDED, 
CONTAINED AND CLOSE.
AND FOR MORE, VISIT AND 
DOWNLOAD OUR RISK ASSESSMENT 
TOOL TO HELP YOU NAVIGATE IN 
THIS NEW NORMAL.
I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS VERY 
EXCITING AND WE ALL WANT TO SEE 
EACH OTHER MORE.
BUT COVID-19 IS STILL HERE.
LET'S CONTINUE TO PROTECT EACH 
OTHER.
IT'S IN ALL OF OUR HANDS.
THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
TODAY IS MY FIRST MEDIA 
BRIEFING AFTER A SMALL BREAK, 
WHICH WAS REALLY GREAT TO HAVE.
[LAUGHTER]
I'D LIKE TO FIRST DISCUSS THE 
CURRENT EPIDEMIOLOGY OF 
COVID-19 IN CANADA AND THEN 
REVISIT WHAT THIS MEANS IN 
TERMS OF CONTROL MEASURES.
STARTING WITH THE KEY NUMBERS.
THIS HAVE BEEN 112672 CASES OF 
COVID-19 IN CANADA.
INCLUDING 8874 DEATHS.
87% OF PEOPLE HAVE NOW 
RECOVERED.
LABS ACROSS CANADA HAVE TESTED 
3,670,000 PEOPLE AND 1% HAVE 
TESTED POSITIVE.
I JUST WANT TO ADD A NEW KEY 
NUMBER TO OUR ROUTINE NUMBERS 
UPDATE.
THE AVERAGE DAILY CASE COUNT.
THANKS TO CANADIANS, SACRIFICES 
TO BRING COVID-19 UNDER CONTROL 
IN CANADA, JURISDICTIONS ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO 
CAREFULLY RE-OPEN SOCIAL AND 
ECONOMIC SPACES.
BUT WE CAN'T DO THIS SAFELY 
WITHOUT CLOSELY MONITORING FOR 
CHANGES IN COVID-19 ACTIVITY 
AND THAT MEANS WE NEED TO BE 
LASER FOCUSED ON THE TREND AND 
DAILY CASE COUNTS BECAUSE 
INDIVIDUAL CASE COUNTS CAN 
FLUCTUATE FROM DAY-TO-DAY AND 
HELPS TO LOOK AT THE AVERAGE OF 
THE DAILY CASE COUNTS OVER THE 
MOST RECENT SEVEN DAYS TO SEE 
WHERE THINGS ARE TRENDING.
IT ALSO MAKES FOR BETTER 
COMPARISON IF WE WANT TO LOOK 
BACK AT WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH 
THE TREND DURING PRIOR WEEKS OF 
THE EPIDEMIC.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE LOOK BACK TO 
THE PEAK OF DAILY CASE COUNTS 
IN EARLY MAY, THE AVERAGE WAS 
CLOSE TO 1800.
SINCE THEN, THE LOWEST AVERAGE 
DAILY CASE COUNT WAS 273 
REPORTED IN EARLY JULY.
HOWEVER, MOST RECENTLY, WE ARE 
STARTING TO SEE THE DAILY CASE 
COUNT TREND UP WA *RPDS AGAIN 
WITH THE LATEST SEVEN-DAY 
ROLLING AVERAGE AT 487 CASES 
BEING REPORTED DAILY.
ALTHOUGH WE KNOW WE CAN'T 
ELIMINATE ALL CASES WITH 
COVID-19, WE NEED TO KEEP ON 
TOP OF THINGS TO PREVENT 
REACCELERATION OF GROWTH THAT 
COULD QUICKLY GET OUT OF HAND.
KEEPING COVID-19 UNDER CONTROL 
MEANS KEEPING CONTACT NUMBER AS 
LOW AS POSSIBLE SO THAT PUBLIC 
HEALTH AUTHORITIES ARE ABLE TO 
MANAGE THE WORKLOADS OF TESTING 
AND ISOLATING CASES AND TRACING 
AND QUARANTINE IN CONTACTS.
THESE FUNCTIONS ARE CRITICAL 
FOR KEEPING GROWTH IN CHECK AS 
WELL AS THE FUNCTIONING OF OUR 
ECONOMY AND SOCIETY.
THE UPWARD FRIEND IS WORRISOME.
WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE MEANS 
TO KEEP COVID-19 UNDER CONTROL.
BUT THIS IS BY NO MEANS A SURE 
THING.
IT IS GOING TO TAKE ALL 
CANADIAN DOING THEIR PART AND 
WORKING TOGETHER WITH PUBLIC 
HEALTH TO KEEP THE CURVE DOWN.
THIS INCLUDES YOUNGER AGE 
GROUPS.
IN PARTICULAR THOSE AGED 20 TO 
39 YEARS WHO ACCOUNT FOR THE 
HIGHEST INCIDENTS RATES FOR 
COVID-19 CASES ACROSS 
[INAUDIBLE] DURING THE PAST TWO 
WEEKS.
I MUST URGE ALL CANADIAN, 
PARTICULARLY YOUNGER ADULTS, TO 
NOT GIVE IN TO COVID-19 FATIGUE.
THIS IS YOUR GENERATION AND 
YOUR FUTURE THAT IS BEING 
SHAPED.
YOUNGER AGE GROUPS ARE NOT 
INVINCIBLE ACROSS COVID-19.
IN FACT, 60% OF CASES REPORTING 
TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY 
THIS WEEK WERE IN THE -- WERE 
UNDER THE AGE OF 39 AND ALMOST 
ONE-THIRD OF THESE YOUNGER 
ADULTS WERE HOSPITALIZED.
AND IT DOESN'T END THERE.
RECENT EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT 
FEWER THAN 1% OF CANADIANS HAVE 
BEEN INFECTED WITH A VIRUS THAT 
CAUSES COVID-19.
THE CANADIAN POPULATION REMAINS 
HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE VIRUS 
AND IF WE LOT OUR GUARD DOWN, 
THE DISEASE WILL WORK ITS WAY 
TO OUR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS 
AND OTHER VULNERABLE PEOPLE WHO 
NEED TO BE PROTECTED THROUGH 
OUR ACTIONS.
NOW IS THE CHANCE TO BE A 
LIFESAVER.
WE ALL NEED TO TAKE THIS 
DISEASE AND OUR RESPONSIBILITY 
TO PROTECT OTHERS SERIOUSLY.
WE'VE COME TOO FAR AND 
SACRIFICED AND LOST TOO MUCH, 
INCLUDING MOST TRAGICALLY, THE 
LIVES OF OVER 8800 CANADIANS 
AND LET'S NOT GO BACK THERE.
THANK YOU.
>> BONJOUR.
[Speaking French]
>> [Voice of Interpreter]: 
HELLO.
WE'D LIKE TO DISCUSS THE 
CURRENT EPIDEMIOLOGY OF 
COVID-19 IN CANADA AND REVISIT 
WHAT THAT MEANS FOR COVID-19 
CONTROL IN CANADA.
LET'S START WITH THE KEY 
NUMBERS.
THERE HAVE BEEN 112672 CASES OF 
COVID-19 IN CANADA, INCLUDING 
8874 DEATHS.
87% OF PEOPLE HAVE NOW 
RECOVERED.
LABORATORIES ACROSS CANADA HAVE 
TESTED OVER 3,697,000 PEOPLE 
FOR COVID UP TO DATE.
OVER THE PAST WEEK, AN AVERAGE 
OF 44,000 PEOPLE WERE TESTED 
DAILY WITH 1% TESTING POSITIVE.
NOW WE TWAOBLT ADD A NEW KEY 
NUMBER TO OUR ROUTINE NUMBERS 
UPDATE.
THAT IS THE AVERAGE DAILY CASE 
COUNT.
THANKS TO CANADIANS ICE 
SACRIFICES TO BRING COVID-19 
UNDER CONTROL IN CANADA, 
JURISDICTIONS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO 
CAREFULLY RE-OPEN SOCIAL AND 
ECONOMIC SPACES.
HOWEVER, WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO 
DO SO SAFELY IF WE DON'T 
CLOSELY MONITOR FOR CHANGES IN 
COVID-19 ACTIVITY.
THAT MEANS THAT WE NEED TO BE 
LASER FOCUSED ON THE TREND IN 
DAILY CASE COUNTS.
WHY?
BECAUSE INDIVIDUAL DAILY COUNTS 
CAN FLUCTUATE FROM DAY-TO-DAY 
SO IT HELPS TO LOOK AT THE 
AVERAGE OF THE DAILY CASE COUNT 
OVER THE MOST RECENT SEVEN DAYS 
TO SEE WHERE THINGS ARE 
TRENDING.
ALSO MAKES FOR A BETTER 
COMPARISON IF WE WANT TO LOOK 
BACK AT WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH 
TRENDS DURING PRIOR WEEKS OF 
THE EPIDEMIC.
NROEX, IF WE LOOK BACK TO THE 
PEAK OF DAILY CASE COUNTS IN 
EARLY MAY, THE AVERAGE DAILY 
CASE COUNT WAS CLOSE TO 1800.
SINCE THEN THE LOWEST WAS 273 
REPORTED IN EARLY JULY.
HOWEVER, MOST RECENTLY, WE'VE 
STARTED TO SEE THE DAILY CASE 
COUNT TREND UPWARDS AGAIN.
WITH THE LATEST SEVEN-DAY 
ROLLING AVERAGE AT 487 CASES 
REPORTED DAILY.
ALTHOUGH WE KNOW WE CAN'T 
ELIMINATE ALL CASES IN CLUSTERS 
OF COVID-19, WE NEED TO KEEP ON 
TOP OF THINGS TO PREVENT A 
REACCELERATION OF GROWTH THAT 
CAN QUICKLY GET OUT OF HAND.
KEEPING COVID-19 UNDER CONTROL 
MEANS KEEPING CASE AND CONTENT 
NUMBERS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
SO PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITIES 
ARE ABLE TO MANAGE THE 
WORKLOADS OF TESTING AND 
ISOLATING CASES AND MANAGE 
TRACING AND QUARANTINING 
CONTACTS.
THESE FUNCTIONS ARE CRUCIAL FOR 
KEEPING EPIDEMIC GROWTH IN 
CHECK AND, ULTIMATELY, FOR 
PROTECTING THE HEALTH SYSTEM AS 
WELL AS THE FUNCTIONING OF OUR 
ECONOMY AND SOCIETY.
THE UPWARD FRIENDS DAILY CASE 
COUNTS WORRISOME.
WE KNOW WE HAVE THE MEANS TO 
KEEP COVID-19 UNDER CONTROL, 
BUT THIS IS BY NO MEANS A SURE 
THING.
EACH AND EVERY CANADIAN WILL 
HAVE TO DO HIS OR HER PART TO 
WORK WITH PUBLIC HEALTH TO KEEP 
THE CURVE DOWN AND THIS 
INCLUDES YOUNGER AGE GROUPS, IN 
PARTICULAR THOSE AGED 20 TO 39 
YEARS WHO ACCOUNT FOR THE 
HIGHEST INCIDENTS RATES FOR 
COVID-19 CASES ACROSS ALL AGE 
GROUPS DURING THE PAST TWO 
WEEKS.
SO I MUST URGE ALL CANADIAN, 
PARTICULARLY YOUNGER ADULTS, TO 
NOT GIVE IN TO COVID-19 FATIGUE.
THIS IS YOUR GENERATION AND 
YOUR FUTURE THAT IS BEING 
SHAPED.
YOUNGER AGE GROUPS ARE NOT 
INVINCIBLE TO COVID-19.
IN FACT, OVER 60% OF CASES 
REPORTED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH 
AGENCY THIS WEEK WERE CASES OF 
CANADIANS UNDER THE AGE OF 39.
ALMOST ONE-THIRD OF THESE YOUNG 
PEOPLE WERE HOSPITALIZED AND 
THAT IS NOT ALL.
RECENT EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT 
FEWER THAN 1% OF CANADIAN HAVE 
BEEN INFECTED WITH THE VIRUS 
THAT CAUSES COVID-19.
THE CANADIAN POPULATION REMAINS 
HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE VIRUS 
AND IF WE LET OUR GUARD DOWN, 
THE DISEASE WILL WORK ITS WAY 
TO OUR PARENTS AND OUR 
GRANDPARENTS AND OTHER 
VULNERABLE CANADIANS WHO NEED 
TO BE PROTECTED, WHO WE NEED TO 
PROTECT THROUGH OUR ACTIONS.
NOW IS THE CHANCE TO SAVE LIVES.
WE ALL NEED TO TAKE THIS DISEASE
 AND OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO 
PROTECT EACH OTHER.
WE HAVE COME TOO FAR AND WE 
HAVE SACRIFICE AND LOST TOO 
MUCH.
INCLUDING MOST TRAGICALLY THE 
LIVES OF OVER 8800 CANADIANS.
LET'S NOT GET BACK TO THAT 
PLACE.
THANK YOU.
>> I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT 
WE'RE ON THE UNSEATED 
TERRITORIES OF THE ALGONQUIN 
PEOPLE.
AS OF JULY 23rd, IN FIRST 
NATIONS COMMUNITIES IN THE 
PROVINCES, THERE HAVE BEEN 368 
CONFIRMED CASES REPORTED, A 
RATE OF INFECTION THAT IS THREE 
TIMES LOWER THAN THAT OF THE 
GENERAL CANADIAN POPULATION.
AND OF THOSE, 337 HAVE 
RECOVERED.
A RECOVERY RATE OF 92%.
SADLY, SIX LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST 
TO COVID ON RESERVE.
A CASE MORTALITY RATE OF 1.6%.
A RATE THAT'S FOUR TIMES LOWER 
THAN THAT OF THE GENERAL 
CANADIAN POPULATION.
MERCI.
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT 
OVER TO ALEX.
>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
AND THANK YOU, MINISTER.
WE'LL GO FOR QUESTIONS.
IT'S JUST A STANDARD ONE 
QUESTION, ONE FOLLOW-UP AND 
WE'LL BEGIN ON THE PHONE.
OPERATOR, OVER TO YOU.
>> Operator: THANK YOU.
MERCI.
PLEASE PRESS STAR ONE AT THIS 
TIME IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION.
THERE WILL BE A BRIEF PAUSE 
WHILE PARTICIPANTS REGISTER FOR 
QUESTIONS.
[Speaking French] 
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
OUR FIRST QUESTION FROM BLAKE 
PLANFIELD FROM THE CANADIAN 
PRESS.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> Reporter: YES.
I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT MRNA 
VACCINE TECHNOLOGY.
FOR THE MINISTER AND ALSO FOR 
OUR DOCTORS AS WELL IF THEY 
WANT TO WEIGH IN ON THE SIGN 
TIFNG POINT OF VIEW.
THE THE U.S. HAS FUNDED MORE 
THAN $2 BILLION -- OR SPENT 
MORE THAN $2 BILLION FUNDING 
COMPANIES WHO ARE WORKING ON 
VACCINES BASED ON THE MRNA 
TECHNOLOGY AND THE PROPOSALS AT 
LEAST ONE THAT I KNOW OF IN 
FRONT OF THE CANADIAN 
GOVERNMENT THAT HAS BEEN 
SITTING THERE GATHERING DUST 
FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS.
WHY IS THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT 
TAKING SO LONG TO CONSIDER 
SPENDING MONEY FOR THIS 
TECHNOLOGY TO FIND OUT IF IT IS 
A VIABLE SOLUTION TO THIS 
PANDEMIC.
AND THAT IS  FOR THE MINISTER.
>> MAYBE I CAN START.
IS THAT OK WITH YOU, MINISTER?
OH.
SHE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ON MUTE.
I'M NOT SURE.
>> SORRY.
I THINK I WAS ON MUTE.
LET ME START AND THEN I'LL TURN 
IT OVER TO DR. TAM.
I'D LIKE TO REJECT THE PREMISE 
OF THE QUESTION THAT WE HAVE 
APPLICATIONS SITTING AROUND 
GATHERING DUST.
IN FACT, I WANT TO THANK THE 
VACCINE TASK FORCE IN 
PARTICULAR WHICH HAS BEEN 
WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO MAKE SURE 
THAT THE TECHNOLOGIES AND THE 
VACCINE CANDIDATES THAT WE 
CHOOSE TO PUT OUR MONEY ON 
ACTUALLY ARE THE ONES THAT ARE 
GOING TO BE THE MOST PROMISING 
AND THE MOST EFFECTIVE.
[NO AUDIO]
>> SORRY, WE JUST -- SORRY, 
MINISTER.
YOU FROZE THERE FOR A SECOND.
IF YOU CAN GO BACK JUST A 
MOMENT.
>> SURE.
NORTHERN ONTARIO, YOU GOTTA 
LOVE IT.
LISTEN.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT TO BE VERY 
THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE SUCH AN 
INCREDIBLE GROUP OF 
PROFESSIONALS THAT ARE ON THE 
VACCINE TASK FORCE, PROVIDING 
REALLY GOOD ADVICE TO CANADIAN 
-- TO THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT 
ON WHERE WE SHOULD PUT OUR 
MONEY IN TERMS OF INVESTING IN 
PROMISING VACCINES AND I WILL 
TURN TO THE DOCTORS TO SPEAK A 
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE 
TECHNOLOGY.
>> JUST TO ADD THAT I THINK 
FROM OUR APPROACH AND 
FUNDAMENTALLY THE VACCINE TASK 
FORCE IS DOING INCREDIBLE WORK.
EXAMINING ALL INTERNATIONAL 
CANDIDATES AS WELL AS SOME OF 
THE DOMESTIC CANDIDATES.
AS YOU PROBABLY HAVE HEARD, 
THERE'S CERTAINLY THE LAST TIME 
I LOOKED WAS OVER 120 KIND OF 
VACCINE CANDIDATES IN 
DEVELOPMENT AND SOME OF WHOM -- 
SOME OF WHICH HAVE BEGAN SORT 
OF AT LEAST SOME OF THE STARTS 
TO THE CLINICAL TRIALS.
SO, WE'VE BEEN KEEPING ABREAST 
OF THOSE -- ALL OF THAT DATA AS 
IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.
AND SO I THINK THAT WE'RE GOING 
TO HAVE A VERY VARY RID AND 
COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE, NOT 
NECESSARILY LOOKING AT ONE 
SPECIFIC CANDIDATE, BUT ALL 
VIABLE CANDIDATES AND THE TASK 
FORCE IS HELPING THE GOVERNMENT 
OF CANADA DO THAT.
SO, NOT RULING OUT ANY OF THESE 
CANDIDATES.
THE MRNA IS A NEW EXPERIMENTTAL 
TECHNOLOGY, BUT COMPLETELY 
WORTHY OF BEING PART OF THE 
ACTUAL ANALYSIS WHICH IS 
UNDERTAKEN AND WILL BE 
CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE 
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO.
>> THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
FOLLOW-UP, MIKE?
>> Reporter: JUST FOR THE 
RECORD, MINISTER, I HAVE THE 
DOCUMENTS AND GOVERNMENT 
E-MAILS TO PROVE THAT THAT'S 
NOT THE CASE.
BUT MY FOLLOW-UP IS FOR DR. TAM.
IF IT IS -- IF MRNA IS VIABLE 
AND PART OF THE PAST EQUATIONS, 
DO YOU THINK IT MIGHT NOT BE, 
HOW DO YOU BALANCE MOVING 
QUICKLY AND GETTING SOME WORK 
DONE AND PERHAPS TRYING TO MOVE 
AHEAD OF FUNDING AS THE 
AMERICAN HAVE, VERSUS TRYING TO 
BE PRUDENT AS YOU'RE TRYING TO 
DO?
>> YOU HAVE A VERY GOOD POINT.
AND THE APPROACH ISN'T TO JUST 
WAIT UNTIL WE GOT ABSOLUTELY 
EVERY PIECE OF DATA.
I THINK THE CANADIAN APPROACH 
IS ALSO TO BE AHEAD OF THE 
KUFRN AS WELL.
SO I'M SURE THERE WILL BE MORE 
INFORMATION TO COME IN THE NEAR 
FUTURE ON THAT.
THE MRNA TECHNOLOGY OF WHICH 
THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT 
CANDIDATES, BUT SOME OF THE 
FRONTRUNNER IS -- ARE MRNA 
VACCINES.
THEY'RE MORE OF AN EXPERIMENTAL 
FEAR.
BUT SOME OF THEM HAVE UNDERGONE 
THE INITIAL CLINICAL TRIALS, 
PHASE ONE AND TWO STUDIES, 
AIMING TO BEGIN FOR THE PHASE 
THREE.
AND SO THE REGULATORY 
AUTHORITY, HEALTH CANADA AND 
THE EXPERTS OF THE VACCINE TASK 
FORCE HAVE EXAMINED ALL OF THIS 
DATA.
SO, AGAIN, WE'RE NOT 
DISCOUNTING THIS AND THIS IS A 
ACCELERATED APPROACH TO NOT 
JUST ON THE REGULATORY AND 
CLINICAL TRIAL FRONT, BUT ALSO 
AN ACCELERATED APPROACH ON 
LOOKING AT INVESTMENTS AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
OPERATOR, NEXT QUESTION, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT QUESTION, [Speaking 
French] 
>> [Voice of Interpreter]: NEXT 
QUESTION.
EMILY BERGERON.
GO AHEAD.
MY FIRST QUESTION IS FOR 
MINISTER HAJ, THE U.
ABOUT THE CONTACT TRACING APP 
WE KNOW THERE'S BEEN DELAYS 
ABOUT THE LAUNCHING THAT WAS 
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED.
.
DO YOU HAVE AN UPDATE FOR US ON 
LIKE HOW IS THIS FILE GOING ON 
AND ABOUT WHICH PROVINCES ARE 
READY TO ROLL IT OUT?
ESPECIALLY WE KNOW THAT SOME 
PROVINCES WANT TO MAKE 
CONSULTATIONS SO WHAT IF THE 
INFORMATION OR THE UPDATES 
TOUGH ON YOUR PART AT THIS 
POINT?
>> I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE 
POTENTIAL OF THE NOTIFICATION 
APP.
WE SHOULD BE CLEAR THAT IT'S 
NOT REALLY ABOUT CONTACT 
TRACING, EXACTLY.
BUT RATHER NOTIFYING PEOPLE WHO 
HAVE THE APP DOWNLOADED ON 
THEIR PHONE.
IF THEY'VE BEEN IN CLOSE 
CONTACT WITH SOMEONE WHO 
EVENTUALLILY BECOMES DIAGNOSED 
WITH COVID-19 AND I THINK IT 
WILL BE APPROXIMATE ADDITIONAL 
TOOL THAT WILL BE USEFUL TO 
CANADIANS TO HELP THEM ASSESS 
THEIR RISK AND THEIR EXPOSURE.
SO THE APP RIGHT NOW IS IN BETA 
TESTING.
IT IS BEING TESTED WITH A 
VARIETY OF USERS TO MAKE SURE 
WE TRULY UNDERSTAND SORT OF THE 
-- PUTTING THE FINAL TOUCH, I 
GUESS, ON THE APP TO MAKE SURE 
THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE 
ARE ANY CHALLENGES TO USE OR 
FUNCTIONALTY, IF THERE ARE 
BLIND SPOTS, I SUPPOSE, AND THE 
DESIGN OF THE APP THAT MAKES IT 
LESS APPEALING TO USE AND THOSE 
SHOULD BE CONCLUDED VERY 
SHORTLY.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING 
SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THE APP 
IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.
>> Reporter: YES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE 
UPDATE ABOUT THAT.
AND I WANT TO KNOW ON ANOTHER 
TOPIC ABOUT THE WE CHARITY.
THE FILE AND AFFAIR IF I MAY 
SAY SO.
IT IS STATED ON THE PUBLIC 
RECORD THAT THE PUBLIC HEALTH 
AGENCY PAID A DISTRICT COURT WE 
CHARITY, I THINK IT IS ABOUT 
$25,000 IN OCTOBER OF 2019.
SO WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT 
CONTRACT, IF YOU CAN TELL US 
TODAY IF YOU HAVE THE 
INFORMATION RIGHT NOW.
MAYBE YOU ALREADY HAD THE 
QUESTION.
SO, YEAH.
IF I CAN ADD ALSO -- BECAUSE I 
DON'T THINK YOU COMMENTED 
PUBLICLY -- DO YOU STILL -- ARE 
YOU STILL CONFIDENT ABOUT 
MINISTER MORNEAU AS A FINANCE 
MINISTER ON THIS FILE, TOO?
>> OK.
THANKS.
I THINK THAT TECHNICALLY COUNTS 
AS TWO QUESTIONS BUT THEY'RE A 
LITTLE BIT RELATED SO I'LL 
ANSWER THEM BOTH.
IN TERMS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH 
AGENCY OF CANADA'S CONTRACT WE 
CHARITY, IT PRECEDES MY TIME, 
BUT I UNDERSTAND IT WAS TO 
ENGAGE WE IN THE WORK THAT THEY 
DO IN ENGAGING YOUTH AROUND 
HEALTH-RELATED ISSUES.
CERTAINLY WE CAN GET YOU 
DETAILS ON THE CONTRACT AT A 
LATER DATE.
BUT SUFFICE TO SAY THAT THEY 
REGULARLY WORK WITH 
COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNER, 
NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO 
FURTHER DISSEMINATE HEALTH 
INFORMATION TO A VARIETY OF 
DIFFERENT PARTS IN THE 
POPULATION.
IN TERMS OF MY CONFIDENCE IN 
MINISTER MORNEAU, I'LL SAY THAT 
I HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED WORKING 
WITH MINISTER MORNEAU.
I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN HIM AS A 
FINANCE MINISTER.
HE'LL BEEN A KEY PLAYER, A KEY 
-- HE HAS HAD A KEY ROLE 
ACTUALLY IN CANADA'S RESPONSE 
TO COVID-19.
I CREDIT HIM WITH VERY EARLY 
ACTIONS FROM A FISCAL 
PERSPECTIVE TO SUPPORT CANADIAN 
AND TO STAY AT HOME, THE LAUNCH 
OF THE CERB AND THE SUPPORT HE 
HAS BEEN ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER 
WITH COLLEAGUES AROUND THE 
TWAIBL SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORTS 
AND ENSURING THAT OUR ECONOMY 
HAS THE STRENGTH TO SURVIVE.
WHAT I WOULD SAY IS A CHALLENGE 
OF A GENERATION.
HAS BEEN TRULY ADMIRABLE.
AND I'VE WORKED WITH HIM PRIOR 
TO THIS, OF COURSE, AS A 
CABINET MINISTER WITH MY OTHER 
PORTFOLIOS AND ALWAYS FOUND HIM 
TO BE A VERY REASONABLE AND 
THOUGHTFUL COLLEAGUE SO HE HAS 
MY SUPPORT, OF COURSE.
>> THANK YOU.
WE'LL NOW TURN TO THE ROOM FOR 
TWO QUESTIONS AND GO BACK TO 
THE PHONE.
>> Reporter: HI.
MY FIRST QUESTION IS MS. HAJDU.
FOLLOWING OPPOSITEN THE 
PREVIOUS QUESTION ABOUT WE, YOU 
REFERENCED THAT YOU STILL HAVE 
CONFIDENCE IN THE FINANCE 
MINISTER AND WORKED WITH HIM 
PREVIOUSLY ON SHAOEZ NEWS.
BUT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME 
HE'S HAD ETHICAL CONCERNS 
RAISED WITH HIM.
HE WAS FOUND GUILTY FOR OTHER 
TRANSGRESSIONS AND NOW THERE IS 
AN INVESTIGATION INTO HIS 
CURRENT DEALINGS WITH THIS.
SHOULD THERE NOT BE 
CONSEQUENCES FOR MINISTER 
MORNEAU WHO'S REPEATEDLY HAD 
ETHICAL ISSUES WITH HIS 
INVOLVEMENT IN THE FINANCE FILE?
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE QUE. 
I THINK CONSEQUENCES FOR 
INFRACTIONS OF ANY KIND OF 
GUIDELINE IS REALLY, YOU KNOW, 
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OFFICE 
HOLDER TO DETERMINE WHAT 
CONSEQUENCES ARE APPROPRIATE.
IT WOULDN'T BE APPROPRIATE FOR 
ME TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT 
CONSEQUENCES ARE APPROPRIATE.
THE OFFICE OF THE ETHICS 
COMMISSIONER -- THE ETHICS 
COMMISSIONER HIMSELF WILL DO 
THE WORK THAT IS NECESSARY AND 
DETERMINE FOR HIMSELF WHAT NEXT 
STEPS NEED TO BE TAKEN.
>> Reporter: MY SECOND QUESTION 
IS FOR DR. TAM AND DR. NJOO.
HOPE YOU HAD A NICE VACATION.
WE'VE SEEN A LARGE UPTICK WITH 
YOUTH ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
YOU SEEMED TO BE QUITE 
CONCERNED ABOUT THAT IN YOUR 
OPENING STATEMENTS.
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO TO MAKE 
SURE THAT THE UPTICK COMES 
FORWARD AND SPECIFICALLY FOR 
YOU, DR. TAM.
WE'VE SEEN THAT BAR AND 
RESTAURANTS ARE RE-OPENING.
WE'RE LOOKING TO SEE IF THAT IS 
GOING TO BE AN ISSUE GOING 
FORWARD HERE IN CANADA.
WE'VE ALREADY SEEN IN THE U.S. 
THAT WAS A MAJOR CONCERN IN 
FLORIDA AND OTHER STATES WHERE 
WE'VE SEEN RE-OPENINGS GO 
FORWARD.
WHY WOULD WE CONSIDER 
RE-OPENING BARS AND RESTAURANTS 
WHEN WE'VE SEEN INTHE U.S. IF 
THAT HAPPENS, THERES A DIRECT 
CORRELATION WITH AN INCREASE IN 
COVID CASES?
>> A LOT OF DECISIONS ARE DONE 
AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.
BUT IT IS A TOPIC OF ONGOING 
MONITORING AND DISCUSSION WITH 
ALL THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICERS 
OF HEALTH IN THE PROVINCE AND 
TERRITORIES.
AS WE RE-OPEN SOCIETY AND NO 
MATTER WHAT SETTING, WE KNOW 
THAT CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF 
SETTINGS ARE AT HIGHER RISK.
SO, IF IT'S SORT OF AN INDOOR 
DINING AND MAYBE BAR SETING 
WHERE PEOPLE ARE CROWDED AND 
NOT OBSERVING THE GUIDANCE, 
THAT IS A MASSIVE CONCERN.
I DO BELIEVE THAT MY COLLEAGUES 
ARE KEEPING A VERY CLOSE EYE ON 
THIS.
BECAUSE WHAT WE, AS A PUBLIC 
HEALTH APPROACH IS THAT IF YOU 
CAN IMMEDIATELY CLAMP DOWN AND 
IMMEDIATELY TEST CASES AND 
MANAGE THEM, THAT IS ONE 
APPROACH.
BUT IT IS AWFULLY HARD FOR 
PUBLIC HEALTH IF THE PUBLIC IS 
ENGAGING IN A LOT OF CONTACTS 
AND YOU HAVE A HARD TIME DOING 
THE CONTACT TRACING.
THAT IS GOING TO BE REALLY 
TOUGH AND THEY WERE READJUSTING 
AS YOU SAW IN BRITISH COLUMBIA 
AND OTHER PLACES, ADAPTING TO 
THEIR LOCAL SORT OF APPROACHES 
ON WHAT TO DO ABOUT BARS AND 
RESTAURANTS.
ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED AND 
TOTALLY FOCUSED ON EXACTLY 
WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE.
AND SEEING HOW THEY CAN RETOOL 
THEIR PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDANCE OR 
COMPLIANT OR OTHER MEASURES.
BUT I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU 
CAN ALSO TALK TO SOME OF THE 
LOCAL MEDICAL OFFICERS OF 
HEALTH.
FOR THE YOUTH, I THINK THE 
FIRST PART OF YOUR QUESTION, 
YEAH, IT IS -- WE DO NEED TO DO 
BETTER IN HOW TO REACH A 
YOUNGER POPULATION.
OF COURSE, THE FIRST PART OF 
THE PANDEMIC WAS DEVASTATING ON 
OLDER POPULATION SENIOR, AND 
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THE YOUNGER AGE 
GROUP NEEDS DIFFERENT MES 
ANDING.
I THINK BETTER ENGAGEMENT WITH 
THEM THROUGH DIFFERENT CHANNELS.
SO SOME OF THE COMMUNICATION 
STRATEGIES NEEDS TO EVOLVE, 
GIVEN THE POP THRACING WE'RE 
TALKING ABOUT AND THAT WE CAN 
REACH THEM BETTER.
BUT I THINK THE KEY MESSAGE IS 
THAT, AS WE'VE SEEN, THIS 
POPULATION CAN GET INFECTED AND 
THEY CAN TRANSMIT AMONGST EACH 
OTHER.
WE'RE WATCHING VERY CAREFULLY 
ON SOME OF THE EARLY SIGNALS AS 
TO WHETHER THAT THEN IS LEADING 
TO INCREASED HOSPITALIZATIONS 
AND I JUST MENTIONED SOME OF 
THOSE EARLIER SIGNALS IN 
ALBERTA.
AND ALSO IS IT GOING TO IMPACT 
THE MOST VULNERABLE AND THAT IS 
NOT WHAT WE WANT TO SEE.
SO, I THINK FOR THE YOUNGER 
ADULTS, PLEASE, PLEASE OBSERVE 
THE PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES.
BECAUSE THAT WOULD ASSURE THAT 
YOU CAN STILL GO ABOUT SOME OF 
THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC 
ACTIVITIES IN A SAFER WAY.
AND I THINK THAT'S THE 
OBJECTIVE.
>> AND CAN I ADD SOMETHING?
I'D JUST LIKE TO REMIND THE 
YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE 
POTENTIALLY LISTENING OR THEIR 
PARENTS WHO MAY SPEAK TO THEM 
AFTER ABOUT A KEY FIGURE IN DR. 
TAM'S PRESENTATION WHICH IS 
THAT ONE-THIRD OF THE PEOPLE IN 
THIS YOUNG AGE GROUP ENDED UP 
HOSPITALIZED.
THAT IS NOT A SMALL NUMBER.
THAT IS A LARGE NUMBER.
I THINK EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW 
THAT THE OLDER A PERSON IS THE 
MORE -- THE I HOOER LIKELIHOOD 
THAT THEY'LL HAVE AN EXTREMELY 
ADVERSE OUTCOME WITH COVID-19.
THAT NUMBER OF ONE-THIRD OF 
THESE YOUNG PEOPLE BEING 
HOSPITALIZED SHOULD HOPEFULLY 
BE A GOOD, STARK REMINDER TO 
YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY 
THAT EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW THAT 
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE DYING LESS 
FREQUENTLY, THAT THERE ARE 
STILL SIGNIFICANT HEALTH 
OUTCOMES.
IF YOU ARE A PERSON THAT HAS A 
MORE SEVERE EXPERIENCE WITH 
COVID-19.
SO, IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT 
YOUNG PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT 
THEY ARE NOT BULLETPROOF AS 
MUCH AS WE MIGHT FEEL THAT WAY 
WHEN WE'RE IN OUR 20s AND 30s.
>> Reporter: HI, ASHLEY BURKE.
CBC NEWS.
MINISTER HAJDU, YOU HAVE SPOKEN 
ABOUT HARASSMENT IN THE 
WORKPLACE, ESPECIALLY FEDERALLY 
REGULATED ONES AND A PUSH FOR 
LEGISLATION FOR HARASSMENT 
POLICIES.
WHAT IS YOUR REABOUT TOSING 
HEAR THAT RIDEAU HALL, WHICH IS 
FEDERALLY REGULATED, THERE ARE 
CLAIMS FROM 16 PEOPLE THAT 
THERE WAS A TOXIC ENVIRONMENT 
THERE COMING FROM THE TOP AND 
THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL AND THE 
SECRETARY INVOLVING BELITTLING 
AND HUMILIATING EMPLOYEES, 
PUTTING THEM DOWN TO WHERE 
PEOPLE WERE REDUCED TO TEARS 
AND SOME OF THEM HAVE LEFT ALL 
TOGETHER.
>> WELL, THANK YOU AS MUCH.
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
AS THE MINISTER OF EMPLOYMENT, 
ONE OF MY ROLES WAS -- OR ONE 
OF MY JOCK WAS TO CREATE 
HARASSMENT AND WORKPLACE 
VIOLENCE LEGISLATION THATS PAED 
IN OUR LAST MANDATE AND 
HISTORICALLY, FOR THE VERY 
FIRST TIME, PROTECT POLITICAL 
STAFF, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE 
MEMBERS OF RIDEAU HALL.
THESE STORIES ARE EXTREMELY 
SADDENING AND I THINK OBVIOUSLY 
THAT A FULL INVESTIGATION NEEDS 
TO BE CONDUCTED.
AND THESE EMPLOYEES DO HAVE 
RIGHTS AND THEY HAVE 
LEGISLATION THAT PROTECTS THEM 
AS A RESULT OF THE WORK OF OUR 
GOVERNMENT AND ME IN PARTICULAR 
AS THE MINISTER OF EMPLOYMENT.
I WANT TO THANK ALL MY 
COLLEAGUES WHO WORKED SO 
DILIGENTLY ON GETTING THAT 
LEGISLATION THROUGH BECAUSE, OF 
COURSE, IT HAS BEEN A USEFUL 
TOOL AS THAT INVESTIGATION 
UNFOLDS.
BUT EVERYBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO 
WORK IN A PLACE THAT IS FREE OF 
HARASSMENT AND VIOLENCE.
FULL STOP.
REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE SETTING.
>> Reporter: THE PRIVY 
COUNCIL'S OFFICE WILL BE 
CONDUCTING THIS EXTERNAL REVIEW 
AND SOME FORMER EMPLOYEES SAY  
IT WON'T BE LEGITIMATE UNLESS 
THEY'RE INTERVIEWED.
SHOULD FORMER EMPLOYEES BE PART 
OF IT AND WHAT OTHER PARAMETERS 
SHOULD BE SET TO PROTECT THEIR 
IDENTITIES SO IT DOESN'T COME 
BACK SINCE ALLEGATIONS ARE 
COMING FROM THE VERY TOP.
>> THANK YOU.
I DON'T KNOW THE FULL EXTENT OF 
WHAT THE PRIVY COUNCIL HAS 
PLANNED FOR THE REVIEW.
I WILL JUST SAY THAT IT IS VERY 
IMPORTANT THAT ANYONE WHOs HA 
EXPERIENCED HARASSMENT IN THE 
WORKPLACE, IN THAT SETTING OR 
ANY OTHER SETTING, NEEDS TO BE 
FULLY ABLE TO TELL THEIR STORY 
AND TO WEIGH IN ON THEIR 
EXPERIENCE.
AND I WILL LEAVE IT IN THE 
HANDS OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL 
OFFICE IN TERMS OF HOW THAT IS 
CONDUCTED.
YOU KNOW, OFTEN TIMES IT IS A 
BIT OF -- AN AVALANCHE WHEN, 
YOU KNOW, ONE OR TWO PEOPLE 
COME FORWARD.
IN FACT, SOMETIMES OTHER 
STORIES ARE UNEARTHED.
IT CAN BE EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING 
TO COME FORWARD WHEN YOU'RE THE 
VICTIM OF HARASSMENT OR 
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE.
AS YOU KNOW, AS MANY PEOPLE 
KNOW, FOR VICTIMS OF HARASSMENT 
IN THE WORKPLACE, IT IS 
INTERTWINED WITH OUR ABILITY TO 
MAKE A LIVING AND IT IS A VERY 
SCARY THING TO SOMETIMES COME 
FORWARD.
SOMETIMES WHEN THE VIOLENCE IS 
BROKEN, OTHER PEOPLE HAVE 
STORIES AND IT WILL BE UP TO 
INVESTIGATORS TO UNPACK.
>> THANK YOU.
WE'LL NOW RETURN TO THE PHONES 
FOR TWO MORE QUESTIONS.
OPERATOR?
>> CERTAINLY.
THE NEXT QUESTION [Speaking 
French]
>> [Voice of Interpreter]: NEXT 
QUESTION, RADIO-CANADA.
QUESTION?
>> Reporter: ON THE WE 
CONTROVERSY, YOUR COLLEAGUE 
PABLO RODRIGUEZ SAID PUBLICLY 
THAT HE THINKS MORE CHANGES ARE 
NEEDED AND MORE SAFEGUARDS 
AROUND THE MINISTER OF FINANCE 
AND PRIME MINISTER SO THAT 
POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST 
ARE FLAGGED MORE REPEATEDLY.
DO YOU HEAR HIS POINT OF VIEW?
DO YOU THINK THAT SOME CHANGES 
ARE NEEDED?
>> I THINK THAT WE -- LISTEN.
I'M OPEN TO ANY CHANGES THAT 
MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO 
IDENTITY WHEN THEY HAVE A 
CONFLICT.
SOMETIMES IT IS CHALLENGING TO 
UNDERSTAND IF WE HAVE A 
CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
WE DO HAVE AN OFFICE OF THE 
ETHICS COMMISSIONER WHICH WE 
CAN ALL REACH OUT TO ON A 
REGULAR BASIS TO DETERMINE IF 
THERE'S A CONFLICT.
BUT SOMETIMES THEY ARE NOT AS 
EASY TO SEE AS SOMEONE MIGHT 
ANTICIPATE AND SO I'M ALWAYS 
OPEN TO IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS 
THAT WOULD MAKE IT MORE OF A 
ROUTINE CHECK, FOR EXAMPLE.
FOR MINISTERS AS THEY MAKE 
DECISIONS.
SO I'M -- I LOOK FORWARD TO 
HEARING WHAT THOSE SUGGESTIONS 
MIGHT BE.
>> Reporter: THE CONSERVATIVE 
LEADER IS NOW ASKING FOR THE 
P.M. TO STEP DOWN, SAYING THIS 
CONTROVERSY IS A DISTRACTION IN 
THE MANAGEMENT OF THE 
[INAUDIBLE] CRISIS.
ARE YOU WORRIED THAT THE 
MINISTER AND MINISTER OF 
FINANCE ARE TOO BUSY MANAGING A 
POLITICAL CRISIS THAN PUTTING 
THEIR EFFORTS ON THE PANDEMIC.
ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT THAT?
>> LISTEN.
I'VE HAD REGULAR AND ONGOING 
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PRIME 
MINISTER AND FINANCE MINISTER 
AND DON'T DO SO ON THE COVID-19 
AND OTHER HEALTH FILE-RELATED 
MATTERS.
THEY ARE BOTH PROFESSIONALS AND 
I BELIEVE THEY CAN -- AS THE 
SAYING GOES -- CHEW GUM AND 
WALK AT THE SAME TIME.
I'M CERTAIN AND CONFIDENT THAT 
THEIR ATTENTION IS FOCUSED ON 
THIS PARTICULAR STAGE OF 
COVID-19 AND THE MANY OTHER 
CHALLENGE THAT CANADIANS ARE 
FACING.
AND QUITE FRANKLY, THAT IS 
WHERE MY ATTENTION IS AS WELL.
>> OPERATOR?
>> Operator: THE NEXT QUESTION, 
GLOBAL NEWS.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
>> Reporter: HI.
MY FIRST QUESTION IS FOR 
MINISTER HAJDU.
THE GOVERNMENT HASN'T REALLY 
SPECIFIED WHY THE CONTACT 
TRACING ARK PP OR ROLL OUT OF 
THE NATIONAL CONTACT TRACING 
APP WAS DELAYED.
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BEGIN 
TESTING TO PILOT IN ONTARIO ON 
JULY 2.
SO, WHAT IS THE REASON FOR THE 
DELAY FOR CANADA'S CONTACT 
TRACING THE APP AND WHY HAS IT 
ONLY STARTED BETA TESTING THREE 
WEEK AFTER IT WAS PILOTED IN 
ONTARIO?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
ACTUALLY, I HAVE ANSWERED THAT 
QUESTION RECENTLY, BUT I'LL 
ANSWER IT AGAIN.
IN FACT, WHAT WE WANDED TO MAKE 
SURE IS THAT THE LAUNCH OF THE 
APP WAS AS CLOSE TO, I WOULD 
SAY, AND I'M SCARED TO SAY THE 
WORD "PERFECT ", BUT AS CLOSE 
TO PERFECT AS POSSIBLE SO THAT 
WHEN PEOPLE DOWNLOADED THE APP 
THEY WOULDN'T BE DETERRED BY 
ANY KIND OF GLITCHES PROBLEMS 
WITH THE APP IN THE EARLY DAYS.
WE KNOW FROM USER SCIENCE, USER 
BEHAVIOR THAT WHEN PEOPLE 
DOWNLOAD AN APP THAT DOESN'T 
WORK, THEY OFTEN ABANDON THE 
APP AND THE SUCCESS TO THIS APP 
IS ACTUALLY A LARGE PORTION OF 
CANADIANS USING IT.
SO IT WAS WORTH THE TIME AND 
EXTRA ENERGY TO MAKE SURE THAT 
THE APP THAT WE UNVEILED WAS 
TESTED AND THOROUGHLY DEBUGGED 
TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WOULD BE A 
PLEASANT USER EXPERIENCE.
WE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH THE 
OFFICE OF THE PRIVACY 
COMMISSIONER TO MAKE SURE WE 
UNDERSTOOD ANY CONCERNS OF THE 
PRIVACY COMMISSIONER AND WERE 
FULLY COGNIZANT OF HOW BEST TO 
PROTECT CANADIAN'S PRIVACY.
THAT IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE 
TO CANADIANS.
SO, THOSE PIECES OF WORK 
DESERVED THE TIME TO GET IT 
RIGHT.
AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE DID.
>> FOLLOW-UP, BEATRICE?
>> Reporter: THANK YOU.
I'M WOMANERING IF YOU COULD 
PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAIL ON 
WHEN YOU'RE TRACKING TO ROLL 
OUT IN ONTARIO NOW AND 
NATIONALLY AFTERWARDS OR IS 
THAT STILL THE PLAN?
>> THE PLAN AND THE HOPE IS 
THIS WILL BE A NATIONAL APP 
THAT ALL CANADIANS CAN USE.
WE KNOW THAT ONTARIO IS READY 
TO GO AS THE PILOT PROVINCE AND 
WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT APP OUT AS 
SOON AS POSSIBLE.
I KNOW THAT WE'RE VERY CLOSE 
NOW.
>> THANK YOU.
ONE MORE QUESTION.
>> Reporter: DR. NJOO, MY LAST 
QUESTION IS FOR YOU.
YESTERDAY DR. FAUCI THREW THE 
OPENING PITCH AT THE WASHINGTON 
NATIONALS GAME AND HE MISSED 
THE PLATE.
IF YOU THREW THE BALLS OUT AT 
THE JAYS GAME, WOULD YOU 
CONFIRM THAT YOU WOULD BE ABLE 
TO GET IT OVER THE PLATE AND 
OPEN TO DOING SOMETHING LIKE 
THAT?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
UNFORTUNATELY THIS SEASON IT IS 
NOT A POSSIBILITY BECAUSE THE 
BLUE JAYS WON'T BE PLAYING ON 
CANADIAN SOIL.
BUT CERTAINLY HOPEFULLY BEING 
OPTIMISTIC, IF THE 2021 SEASON 
UNFOLDS AND THE BLUE JAYS ARE 
ABLE TO HAVE A HOME OPENER ON 
CANADIAN SOIL AND DO INVITE ME, 
I WOULD CERTAINLY CONSIDER IT.
WITH RESPECT TO GETTING THE 
BALL OVER HOME PLATE, I CAN 
APPRECIATE IT.
IT IS NOT THAT EASY.
20 METERS IN SORT OF THE METRIC 
SYSTEM HERE IN CANADA.
ESPECIALLY WITH A FULL STADIUM 
CAN BE DAUNTING.
I COMMEND DR. FAUCI FOR WHAT HE 
DID.
IT TOOK A LOT OF COURAGE TO DO 
THAT ON NATIONAL TV AND MAYBE 
HE HAD A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH 
ADRENALINE GOING.
TAKING IT IN GOOD STRIDE, GOOD 
HUMOR AND HOPEFULLY MAYBE KEEP 
MY ADRENALINE CHECK IF I DO GET 
THAT OPPORTUNITY IN THE FUTURE.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
[LAUGHTER]
>> IF I DID THAT, IT WOULD GO 
BACKWARDS.
[LAUGHTER]
>> THANK YOU.
THAT COMMENCES OUR -- OR 
FINISHES OUR PRESS CONFERENCE 
FOR THE DAY.
THANK YOU.
>> Suhana: YOU WATCHED IT LIVE 
HERE ON CBC NEWS NETWORK.
AN UPDATE ON CANADA'S RESPONSES 
TO COVID-19.
WE DO KNOW THERE IS A CONTACT 
TRACING APP BEING TESTED RIGHT 
NOW, ALTHOUGH THE HEALTH 
MINISTER DECLINED TO CALL IT 
THAT.
CALLING IT MORE OF A 
NOTIFICATION APP BUT SAYS SHE 
IS EXCITED ABOUT MAKING ANOTHER 
ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE VERY NEAR 
FUTURE.
SO PERHAPS THERE WILL BE -- 
ONCE THAT PASSES TESTING, IT 
WILL BE SPREAD OUT ACROSS 
ONTARIO AND THEN THE REST OF 
THE COUNTRY.
ALSO ASKED ACTION HER 
CONFIDENCE IN BILL MORNEAU.
AS YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE 
CONTROVERSY, THE WE CHARITY 
ORGANIZATION.
SHE SAYS YES, SHE HAS FULL 
CONFIDENCE IN HIM AND ALSO A 
QUESTION ABOUT THE ALLEGED 
TOXIC ENVIRONMENT IN THE OFFICE 
OF THE GOVERNOR JEFNL AND PATTY 
HAJ, THE  -- HAJDU SAYING THE 
STORIES ARE SADDENING THAT CBC 
BROKE, BY THE WAY, AND SHE IS 
IN FAVOR OF A FULL 
INVESTIGATION.
AND THAT IS UNDER WAY.
THERE IS LOTS MORE STILL TO 
COME HERE ON CBC NEWS NETWORK.
I'M SUHANA MEHARCHAND.
WE'RE BACK IN JUST A MOMEN
