Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Apparently, certain members from Quebec didn't understand what I said, so I will repeat it. A coalition representing nearly two million Quebeckers put out a statement today. All the major unions—from the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec, the Table des regroupements provinciaux d'organismes communautaires et bénévoles and the Union des consommateurs to the Centrale des syndicats démocratiques, the Confédération des syndicats nationaux and the Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec—pointed out in their brief that the current pharmacare program in Quebec has failed to ensure that everyone has reasonable and equitable access to drugs. The organizations go on to say that the various charges people have to pay for prescription drugs are actually user fees that serve to deter people, causing them to skip doses or go without their medications because they can't afford them.
My question is for the Canadian Health Coalition representatives.
According to two million Quebeckers, Quebec's public-private system is broken. What does it mean when people tell us that the system is working, that things are fine and that the government should continue to fund the hybrid system instead of establishing universal pharmacare?