Health Committee on Sept. 29th, 2016

[The Chair, Liberal, Bill Casey]

Mr. Kang, go ahead.

[Darshan Singh Kang, Liberal, Calgary Skyview, AB]

I agree with Ms. Harder and Mr. Oliver. I think we have some amendments on the floor. I think we should deal with the motion first and maybe amend it; then we send it to the PBO, and the PBO comes back with the amended motion. They can get a better direction from there.

[The Chair, Liberal, Bill Casey]

We'll do committee business after the PBO, and we'll discuss that.

Dr. Carrie, go ahead.

[Colin Carrie, Conservative, Oshawa, ON]

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

I agree with everything that was said, but perhaps it would help us out a little to ask the PBO to inform us of what challenges and obstacles they have, perhaps in getting some of the information. You mentioned international data. It may cost a little, but whether we are going to be spending $17 billion or whether there is $7 billion of savings in there and it's $10 billion, it is still a large amount of money. Maybe it would be worthwhile, before we spend $10 billion, to get some good snapshots and ideas of what's going on. They could come back and just give us advice on what their obstacles are in terms of gathering this information for us.

[The Chair, Liberal, Bill Casey]

All right.

Are there any other comments?

Mr. Kang, go ahead.

[Darshan Singh Kang, Liberal, Calgary Skyview, AB]

Mr. Chair, let's not put the cart before the horse. Let's deal with the motion and send it to the PBO, and then those things will come afterward.

[The Chair, Liberal, Bill Casey]

Also, we can communicate with the PBO as things unfold here at the committee and provide them with information as it comes forward.

Is that it for everybody? All right.

Thank you very much for coming, and thank you for not just saying, “No, we won't do this.”

The meeting is adjourned.