What I can say is that the pan-Canadian action plan on antimicrobial resistance stems from a government commitment in response to our 2015 audit.
I am well aware that efforts were put on hold because of the pandemic. However, given how the health sector is administered in Canada, the different levels of government have to work together under the agreement they signed.
The federal government can help improve access to new antibiotics, but we found that it does very little to make them more accessible in Canada. In fact, Canada has access to only two of 13 new antibiotics of last resort, which isn't enough. Other countries have access to between eight and 13 of those new antibiotics. These drugs are essential, because as viruses mutate, they become more and more resistant.