Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question. Our government is determined to implement a system that works for Canadians. In the future, we will ensure that the national drug shortages monitoring and reporting system has the most accurate and up-to-date information so that decision-makers, health administrators, health care professionals and patients have the information they need.
As already mentioned, work is under way to create a single website to report drug shortages. The problems we experienced recently in terms of drug supply interruptions following the fire at the Sandoz plant in Boucherville, Quebec, are proof that this work needs to be completed immediately.
We must learn our lessons from this shortage. Let us ensure that every link in the drug supply chain takes the necessary precautions, as we have done at the federal level. It is only by admitting that some things need to change and by acting on them that we will create an improved health care system that is more efficient and more resilient for all Canadians.