Thank you.
There have been many complaints, Mr. Chair, with regard to the time required to obtain permission to use a drug in provinces where a public plan pays for that drug. I believe that it takes more than 200 days for some drugs to become available and then this same process is repeated in certain provinces. Complaints have been made primarily about the fact that it is an independent organization that is not accountable. We do not know if this body is managed effectively; however, it does not seem to be working.
Furthermore, a federal agency manages the $19 million funding of the organization, with $3 million allocated specifically to the Common Drug Review.