—on the amendment.
Evidence of meeting #34 for Health in the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was study.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #34 for Health in the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was study.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal
—on the amendment.
(Amendment agreed to: yeas 10; nays 0 [See Minutes of Proceedings])
We are back to the motion, as amended.
I am going to the speaking list. We have Ms. Sidhu, Madam Konanz, Mr. Bailey and Ms. Chi—
Conservative
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal
Okay. You're done, Ms. Sidhu?
Now we will go to Madam Konanz.
Please, go ahead.
Conservative
Helena Konanz Conservative Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay, BC
Now I am speaking to the main motion. Is that correct?
Conservative
Helena Konanz Conservative Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay, BC
It is the main motion as amended. Thank you.
Thank you so much for bringing this forward. I think this is an urgent study that we need, and we need to study Canadians across the entire country, not just Manitoba, but obviously Manitoba seems to be.... There was a recent declaration of a public health emergency, so it is vital that we do this study.
I want to say that it's very important that we do it across communities, across Canada. In the city I live in, Penticton, the overdose rate in the first quarter rose by 500% from the quarter before. The reason this is important is that we're looking at people with substance disorders in this, to study the HIV rates across Canada. As you can see, this is very important in the city of Penticton and also across Canada.
I would like to make a motion to amend this. Again, this is extremely important. We need to continue with this study.
I'd like to move that, after the words “that the committee hold no fewer than two meetings on this subject”, we add the following: “that the committee not commence its study until Michael Green, the former president and chief executive officer of Canada Health Infoway, has appeared before the committee for no less than two hours to testify on his role in the implementation and oversight of the Liberal government's failed $300-million PrescribeIT program, including his inability to answer basic questions during his previous appearance before the Standing Committee on Health and his sudden dismissal by Canada Health Infoway following the collapse of this program”.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal
As previously, I made my recommendations and decision, and this is not related to the HIV subject that we are dealing with, so this is out of order.
We are going to the—
Liberal
Conservative
Dan Mazier Conservative Riding Mountain, MB
A member has brought forward a motion that at least should be distributed so that the committee can look at it, and then we can vote on it.
Liberal
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal
I'm not going to explain. I told you that if you want to keep on interrupting time and time again—
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal
—we are doing an important study on HIV, and your province is the one that's most affected—
Conservative
Conservative
Dan Mazier Conservative Riding Mountain, MB
All we're asking is to make sure that Michael Green is coming back. PrescribeIT is a failure.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal
If you're not going to respect my decision—
Please shut the mic off for Mr. Mazier.
Conservative
Dan Mazier Conservative Riding Mountain, MB
Oh, you'll shut me off. Why don't you just shut the cameras off too? What about a question of privilege?