Mr. Chair, I agree with my colleague. The shortage is having a real impact on patients and families.
My understanding is that we already do this, but I would propose an amendment. I will read it as amended: “That, due to nationwide shortages of over-the-counter paediatric medication, the committee report to the House its support for the Government of Canada continuing to allow the importation and sale of foreign language labelled products of the same drug formulation to address the shortage, as is already allowed under the Food and Drug Regulations. To ensure that patients and caregivers understand what medication they are consuming, work should also be done in partnership with providers to add information to the label in both official languages.”