Mr. Speaker, in July, I went to Seoul, South Korea, as co-chair of the Global Health Caucus to attend an important meeting with the Korea TB Caucus. The purpose of this visit, sponsored by RESULTS Canada, was to speak to members of the National Assembly, representatives of Stop TB Partnership Korea, and members of civil society about my experience in Canada's fight against TB. The participants identified ways to get the most deadly infectious disease on the planet addressed at high-level United Nations meetings. This strategy was effective, since the fight against TB was put on the agenda for a meeting to be held on September 26. I look forward to seeing what commitments come out of these discussions.
In the House of Commons on September 17th, 2018. See this statement in context.