Tim Uppal at the Health Committee

On June 18th, 2009. See this statement in context.

June 18th, 2009 / 5:15 p.m.

Conservative

Tim Uppal Conservative Edmonton—Sherwood Park, AB

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you all for your summaries, and thank you for coming.

First of all, obviously the government recognizes the serious and challenging nature of this global medical isotope shortage. Really, even the previous government was aware of the challenges as far back as 2003, so this has been going on for a while.

I'm curious, Mr. McEwan. How are we working with other countries to deal with this global situation, and how do we compare with other countries?

See context to find out what was said next.