Mr. Speaker, on October 2, the health minister's senior official told the health committee that no federal funds were used to buy crack pipes. On December 9, the same official corrected her testimony and revealed that federal funding can in fact be used to buy crack pipes. Then, on December 11, the health minister herself stated in the House that the government does not fund the purchase of crack pipes.
Both statements cannot be true, so can Health Canada funding be used to purchase crack pipes? I ask for a simple yes or no.