Mr. Speaker, the intervention of the government and the minister into the work of the parliamentary committee was a disgrace to democracy.
Canadians are paying heavily with their health and with their pocketbooks for the minister's refusal to overhaul our drug patent laws.
Will the government make it a priority to look after the weakest members of our society instead of siding with the multinationals which contribute to the coffers of the governing party? Or, did the minister take an oath to serve the interests of the multinational drug companies instead of the Canadian people?