It's a sad day for a country when racism and sexism stop people from listening to a qualified woman.

Let's take a quick look at Dr. Tam's qualifications:

1. Dr. Theresa Tam is Canada's Chief Public Health Officer ( @CPHO_Canada)

2. Dr. Tam obtained her medical degree from the University of Nottingham in the U.K.

3. Dr. Tam is a world class expert on pediatric infectious diseases.

4. Dr. Tam is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and has been published as a medical expert more than 55 times.

5. Dr. Tam is a graduate of the Canadian Field Epidemiology Program (that field again: epidemiology)

6. She worked on Canada's response to SARS, H1N1 and Ebola.

7. She's been deployed on multiple international missions related to SARS, pandemic influenza and polio.

8. SHE'S AN EXPERT: https://bit.ly/3aUlpnB