Madam Speaker, we are here because the Liberals are filibustering at the health committee and talking out the clock so we cannot get anything done, instead of proposing amendments to the motion in a way that they think will address their concerns.
Why are these production requirements so important? It is because the Liberals dismantled the global public health intelligence network, which was Canada's only early warning system for pandemics. There may be another pandemic. I want to know, and I think Parliament should know, where we are with that.
In terms of testing, as I said in my speech, every experts tells us that we need to have testing and contact-tracing protocols to stop virus transmission. Where are we with that?
Regarding PPE, I do not need to say how important it is that our health professionals have sufficient PPE, which we are still not satisfied is the case. Of course the number one issue is vaccine development and distribution. All Canadians, 37 million of us, are waiting for a vaccine to be developed, which is the only way we are going to get back to normalcy and health—