Mr. Speaker, as my colleague mentioned, we have seen a lack of leadership in the House tonight.
In a letter to the Minister of Health, the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society called for the federal Department of Health to play a leadership role in developing nationwide strategies to “anticipate, identify and manage shortages of medically essential medications”, shortages that jeopardize patient health and safety in all parts of Canada.
We do hear a call from civil society and the provinces for the federal government to act. The government needs to stop passing the buck and take action right now.