Thank you so much.
Thank you to our expert witnesses today. It's been fascinating.
There's no question that COVID was a great learning opportunity for all of us, and perhaps no more so than at Indigenous Services Canada.
I'm going to direct my questions to Deputy Minister Fox. Basically, the Auditor General's report identified two areas of concern and improvement. The first one being PPE. That was clearly the more easy one to address.
The workforce issues are much more complicated and complex, particularly in health care and isolated areas with which you are dealing. I know that many employers offer isolation pay and bonuses to attract people to these remote communities, because their living conditions aren't as desirable, and of course the isolation. Does your department do that?