Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech.
Although we support the bill, we are nevertheless disappointed that it was introduced such a long time after the problems were flagged.
I believe my colleague is aware of the 2011 Auditor General's report. After all, we were both members of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, and he knows as well as I do that the Auditor General had deplored the time lag in disclosing information about the safety of drugs.
Does my colleague know what caused this time lag? In his opinion, why has it taken the government so long to take action in this important matter?