With respect to simian virus 40 (SV40): ( a ) what research has Health Canada done on the virus, and what were the results; ( b ) what research has Health Canada done to determine whether there is a causal link between the virus and human disease, and what were the results; ( c ) what research is Health Canada currently doing to determine whether there is a causal link between the virus and human disease, and when is it expected to be completed; ( d ) what research has Health Canada done to determine a link between the virus, polio vaccines administered in the 1950s and 1960s, and human disease, and what were the results; ( e ) what research is Health Canada currently doing to determine whether there is a link between the virus, polio vaccines administered in the 1950s and 1960s, and human disease, and when is it expected to be completed; and ( f ) since 1995, how much money has been spent, on an annual basis, on research concerning the virus?
In the House of Commons on September 15th, 2003. See this statement in context.