Mr. Speaker, he did not answer the question why he is not operating within the law. If compassion was his concern, he should have ensured that the policy had the regulatory teeth necessary to enforce it. Instead everything is in limbo and subject to abuse.
The fact of the matter is there is chaos in the minister's department. There is lack of scientific capacity. There is a backlog of submissions and his department is vulnerable to drug company pressures.
Will the Minister of Health stop searching and reaching for quick fixes outside the law and take control of his department to ensure that the staff, the resources and the regulations are in place to protect Canadians?