Mr. Speaker, people continue ask the government to regulate genetic research and ban human cloning. By not developing adequate policies on these issues, Canada is lagging behind other countries in this area.
Indeed, France, the United Kingdom, Denmark and Australia already have policies to regulate this fast evolving research area.
Let us not forget that there is a lot of money to be made by patenting cloning processes or specific types of stem cells.
Researchers and scientists agree that cloning techniques are still not refined enough to get into human cloning. The risk is too great. We must quickly ban reproductive cloning, to prevent apprentice cloners from doing the irreparable.
I urge the Minister of Health to introduce a bill as quickly as possible. It is urgent that we take action.