moved for leave to introduce Bill C-282, an act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (export permits).
Mr. Speaker, people are worried that pharmaceuticals intended for the Canadian market and Canadian consumers are heading back across the border to the U.S.A.
Our primary concern must be Canada's drug supply. Consequently, the bill calls for an amendment to the Food and Drugs Act so that a permit would be required for the export or sale of exported drugs set out in schedule F of the act.
The purpose of the bill is to ensure that the Canadian supply of pharmaceuticals is secure.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)