Mr. Chair, the minister was pretty adamant earlier on when he was being questioned that it was not something that was feasible. I have to admit, having known that medical services had bulk purchased in earlier years, I was quite surprised that his comment would be there.
It has been acknowledged that there may be instances when they cannot bulk purchase, but we all know that our reserve communities are pretty centralized. Although there are first nations persons who have the right to drugs through the plan, there are a lot on reserve communities where bulk purchasing could be done. It is my understanding that certainly the nursing stations would be able to bulk purchase.