Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Winnipeg North for his comments.
I am going to act in good faith and point out the good things that were done this fall.
The government announced $126 million for the creation and production of vaccines by the National Research Council in Montreal. Obviously, production will not be able to start for six months. The government announced its intention to inject up to $173 million in Medicago and set up a production facility. In the best-case scenario, these vaccines could be developed and released in 2021.
The message I would like to send my colleague from Winnipeg North is that the government dropped the ball this time. It was the first strike, but what will happen the next time? We can expect another pandemic, we can perhaps expect a third wave, and we can expect another type of pandemic like COVID-19.
Will the government be able to step up the next time if it brings back the cutting-edge pharmaceutical system that used to exist in Quebec? I am certainly in favour of that.