Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
Minister, it's been a very busy year, and I for one would like to thank you. I've been elected since 2004, and I've sat on numerous committees, and I don't think we've ever had a minister that was more open and more available to a committee. I'd like to thank you for the record number of updates, the information sessions, and the briefings. I think those allow us, as a committee and as parliamentarians, to do our job better. I know you've been very good at making these briefings available to everyone.
You mentioned the briefing yesterday about isotopes. I found it extremely interesting, and that's what I'd like to talk about. I know this is a worldwide issue. I know that you and Health Canada have taken international leadership to develop new lines of communication among the suppliers along the supply chain. But I also know that Canadians are really concerned about their government and patients and front-line workers putting patients first.
We have been faced with these supply disruptions for many months. We're hearing that the situation is going to get worse in the next few months or few weeks as another reactor is going to be shut down.
I know you were discussing it a little bit earlier and you got cut off, but I would like to hear from you what actions and measures have been undertaken by the government to respond to the supply disruption of medical isotopes. I think these are things that Canadian patients and doctors on the front line would like to know.
So, Minister, could you reply to that?