Mr. Speaker, either the health minister is not telling the truth or he is incompetent.
Let us look at the facts. MDS Nordion issued a press release on November 30 outlining a problem. CBC The National ran a story on the implications of the shortage on December 4. MDS Nordion met with officials in natural resources on November 22.
Yet the minister expects us and Canadians to believe that no one, not one official, thought it important enough to bring to the minister.
Is the minister lying about this or is he simply incompetent?