I think antimicrobial resistance is an international issue. Everybody is concerned about antimicrobial resistance. I'd like the committee to note that we have, with the Public Health Agency of Canada, something called CIPARS—“Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance”. There is a mechanism by which we look at antimicrobial resistance. Every antibiotic that is approved for use in Canada will go through a risk assessment, and we'll talk about the appropriate use of this product, to ensure that we are not developing antimicrobial resistance. There is a lot of international activity as well. Health Canada is right now chairing an international committee on antimicrobial resistance. So this is not only a Canadian issue, it's a global issue, and it's being dealt with as we move forward.
On April 1st, 2008. See this statement in context.