Madam Speaker, I appreciate the great passion from the hon. member. As he knows, in the health committee, I was a great advocate for national pharmacare. We conducted a study. As a health care professional for 18 years, I heard loudly what national pharmacare meant and how people needed it. That is why our government is taking important steps.
In 2016, we conducted a study on health care and other rare diseases. I talked to patients about rare diseases. It is a most important issue as a health care professional.
In 2018, the alliance concluded negotiations for a five-year agreement with the Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association, providing significant savings for all Canadians. That is why I commend our government for taking steps for universal pharmacare, which never happened before.
I know we need to do a lot more to better protect Canadians.