Mr. Chairman, we intend to vote against the amendment and against the motion. We certainly have no desire to give more powers to Health Canada. We already have many reservations about Health Canada and its involvement in various matters. We also wouldn't want to see any undue pressure put on governments that already have innovative, forward-looking policies in place. Each provincial government has different health programs in place to address the specific needs of their populations, given different conditions and demographics. All of this must be taken into account, Mr. Chairman.
On June 20th, 2006. See this statement in context.