Madam Chair, I think the Prime Minister himself has been very clear that Canada needs to invest, and is investing, in biomanufacturing in this country. We have all lived through an experience now, in this pandemic, and realized that Canada needs to assert its sovereign independence in its ability to actually provide medical supplies, vaccinations and pharmaceutical goods, and we are making those investments.
In the House of Commons on November 26th, 2020. See this statement in context.