Mr. Chair, I am sharing my time with the member for Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam.
My question for the Minister of Health is with regard to smallpox vaccine stocks. The health committee was advised by Health Canada officials on October 21, 2003 that Canada would have 35 million doses stockpiled by March 31, 2004. Several weeks ago our new chief public health officer told the committee that we only have 6.5 million doses on hand.
What is the minister doing to ensure this gap is closed?