Madam Speaker, I am happy to follow up with specific numbers for British Columbia. I do not have them at my disposal, but I will follow up through email and make sure the member has access to that information.
I agree that pharmacies are the most logical place to deliver rapid tests and things of this nature. I find it bizarre that they have been given out at various places like fast food joints and LCBOs in Ontario, but the point is that however we can get them into the hands of Canadians the quickest is the best strategy. We have continued to work with provinces and territories to ensure that is the case. I fully recognize and agree they have not been as available as possible and that just adds further credence to the necessity of getting this bill passed as quickly as possible so that we can continue to ensure that there is a reliable pipeline of rapid tests available to Canadians through various means. It is not a one-size-fits-all methodology. The pharmacy might work for some people, whereas other people might want another method of delivery.
The mail has come up quite regularly. I am surprised it did not come up today in questions. When I have raised that with officials, there is concern about the freezing of the matrix that is necessary to do the tests. If they were to sit in my mailbox in Milton today where it is snowing, I know they would freeze and then, unfortunately, not be useful anymore. There are challenges with distributing them in cold weather, but we are going to continue to do our best to make sure they are available to Canadians as quickly as possible. I ask my fellow members in the House to ensure this bill passes expediently so that we can them into the hands of our neighbours as quickly as possible.