Mr. Speaker, my question is directed to the Minister of Health.
I would like to remind the minister that the director of the bureau of veterinary drugs at Health Canada, and I think she should know this, the boss of the bureau that is examining somatotropin to advise the minister on the approval being sought for this drug, is lobbying on Parliament Hill to promote the advantages of this hormone.
How can the minister blatantly use her director's leave without pay as an excuse, as she did yesterday, to condone this conflict of interest?