In terms of the impact of technologies, the Food and Drugs Act and regulations provide us with some ability to oversee especially the safety side and the adverse events that might happen with the use of new technologies, especially drugs and devices. We take that role very seriously.
For many products, we do safety assessments when we see that the number of adverse events or the type of adverse events might be troubling, and then we might ask the manufacturer, for example, to change something on the label to more clearly prescribe or describe the risks and benefits of the products. We do certainly have a role.
That said, the Food and Drugs Act and regs focus on sale. As I'm sure you're aware, our role is somewhat limited and the provinces certainly have jurisdiction in the delivery of health care and monitoring of health outcomes for Canadians.