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Good morning, everyone. Before we get started, I want to congratulate President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris. I’m looking forward to working with them both on the common challenges and opportunities facing our countries and our world.

Happy Friday everyone. In Canada, just like in many other countries, COVID-19 cases are still rising. Yesterday, both British Columbia and Saskatchewan announced a record high of daily new cases. On Wednesday, Ontario reported their largest number of new COVID-19-related deaths in a single day since the beginning of the second wave.

On February 18, 1943, Squadron Leader Alfred Brenner of Toronto, was flying off the coast of the Netherlands when he and his crew spotted an enemy convoy consisting of five destroyers. Rather than peeling away and calling for reinforcements, Squadron Leader Brenner attacked low over the waves, dropping a torpedo that successfully hit a 5,000-ton enemy vessel. Facing heavy fire, their plane was shot down, but not before they sent an SOS.

Before I get started, I wanted to offer my condolences to the victims and to all those grieving after the horrific shooting in Vienna that started in front of the city’s synagogue.

We’ve learned a lot since the beginning of the pandemic and we now have a much better understanding of how the virus behaves.

Good morning everyone. Before I begin, I want to offer my condolences to the relatives of the victims of the terrible terrorist attack in a church in Nice.

Over the past few days, we’ve seen record cases of COVID-19 across the country. It’s a cause for concern, and must be taken seriously.

I would like to acknowledge all the people from across the country who are attending this event with us. Even though we're not together in person, it's good that we're able to participate together in today's event.

Hello everyone. It’s good to be here this morning to answer questions with the doctors, as usual, as well as Minister Duclos, Minister Anand, and Minister LeBlanc. Our lives have changed dramatically over the past few months.

Good morning, everyone. I’m happy to be here with Deputy Prime Minister Freeland and Minister Ng, as well as Dr. Tam and Dr. Njoo. Canada has now passed a total of 200,000 cases of COVID-19 since the spring, with almost 22,000 active cases across the country today.