Mr. Speaker, I listened intently to the member's comments.
The member has indicated he is a health professional and he would be aware of Canada's stocks of Tamiflu and Relenza, antivirals that we have invested in to make sure Canada is in fact prepared. We have made key investments in groups such as ICAV, located at Trent University in Peterborough, which is working on research on truly human monoclonal antibodies for people who are sick, so we can, in a much more aggressive way, deal with viruses like H1N1.
The Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. David Butler-Jones, has spoken with our health minister on numerous occasions and told Canadians how to be prepared for this virus.
In August I sent out a mailing to my entire riding telling constituents how to be prepared for a flu virus. I undertook that because I think all 308 of us in the House are elected into a position of leadership in our communities.
I would ask the member if he has sent out a full distribution mailing to constituents in his entire riding to tell them how to be prepared to combat the H1N1 virus.