Mr. Speaker, the minister talks, but her actions betray a real sense of complacency here.
The public health officer is supposed to help Canadians deal with the threat of a public health crisis. However, as Canadians worry about enterovirus D68 affecting their kids, or the ebola pandemic spreading outside Africa, the Conservatives have refused to fill this important office for 15 months.
There are constant cuts to the Public Health Agency budget. There is no public health officer. Why will the minister not take public health seriously?