Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to introduce a petition on behalf of my constituent, Jocelyn James, whose son, Steven, lives with cystic fibrosis. His access to life-changing new medicines has been put at risk by the government's proposed price restrictions, which have stopped new treatments from coming to Canada.
Over 17,000 Canadians have signed this petition. They are calling upon the Government of Canada to repeal the changes to the patented medicines regulations that were adopted in 2019; engage in substantive, transparent and evidence-based consultations with stakeholders on any changes to the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board, and; work with patients, clinicians, provincial health systems, researchers and medicine developers to inform the federal price review regime so that it does not prevent Canadians like Steven from gaining access to life-changing, and potentially life-saving, medicines and clinical trials.