That's a good question. I'm told that under the current legislation, in order for a product to be licensed, it has to be approved by Health Canada.
Under Bill C-393, without Schedule 1, products requiring approval could apparently be approved by someone other than Health Canada, in particular by the countries importing those drugs. My intention was to ensure that only drugs approved by Health Canada would be eligible. What we want to do is ensure that these products are all reviewed by Health Canada before being shipped to other countries.
If section 21.02 is reinstated, as opposed to clause 2 here, there is no mention of Health Canada in the definition of “pharmaceutical product”. But is it covered in other parts of the act--that it limits products to being Health Canada products approved by the Minister of Health?