I was talking to my team about this today. I feel sad. I feel really let down. We are a 60-year organization that was built by parents. Now our board chair is a parent of somebody living with cystic fibrosis. We are so committed to changing the course of this disease and doing the work that's needed.
There is rhetoric out there that we don't speak about Vertex the manufacturer, and that we don't do this or don't do that. I'm here today for the moms and dads living with cystic fibrosis.
We have such an opportunity to change the course of this disease, and I'm a bit saddened that it's come to this. It's really about slagging each other. I think we should all come together, figure this out and ensure that people who have a game-changing drug are able to get access in Canada. I think we all could champion that.
It makes me very sad and just frustrated, frankly. I know that's how the parents felt. They felt very slagged—if I can use that word—and really disrespected, and they're frustrated.