Mr. Speaker, last Friday the government member for Port Moody—Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam introduced a private member's bill to establish a national organ donor registry.
This is completely consistent with a Reform private member's motion passed in October 1997 and a Reform opposition minority report released last month articulating constructive solutions to address the crisis taking place right now in our organ donor system, which is causing the death of over 150 Canadians every year.
The national registry of intended donors will only work if it is implemented with other changes, including an opportunity to be a donor every year and if intended donors discuss their wishes with family members.
These and other solutions are in Reform's opposition report. The government has the report. It is a plan of action. The work has been done. We do not need more studies. We do not need to spend more time on this issue. We do not need to reinvent the wheel. We need to act.
Since government members obviously support the idea of a national organ donor registry, I urge the Minister of Health to act today to save lives.