Mr. Speaker, let us for a moment accept the federal government's statement that it is not responsible for the well-being and health of Canadians across this country. Does the member think that at the very least the federal government should be responsible for the health and well-being of the people for whom it has direct responsibility, such as first nations, Inuit, RCMP, the armed forces and veterans? And taking that responsibility seriously, does the member believe that the federal government should therefore set up a system similar to the one in the FDA in the United States where it anticipates and works with manufacturing companies to address, prevent and avert shortages before they occur?
In the House of Commons on March 12th, 2012. See this statement in context.