Canada-China Relations committee  In the first instance, the chief security officer who's with us, Nadine Huggins, supports both Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada through the work of her team. In that regard, as Madam Jeffrey has noted, there is increased engagement as we have reviewed and stre

Canada-China Relations committee  What I would note is twofold. In the first instance, as I indicated previously, the laboratories at Health Canada have as a fundamental objective supporting our regulatory system, so the focus is not on research per se but on laboratory methods for testing products such as pharma

Canada-China Relations committee  I'm not aware of any.

Canada-China Relations committee  Mr. Chair, I assumed my role at Health Canada at the beginning of September 2019. I don't have specific information pertaining to my predecessor's being informed, but I would assume that he would have been informed at key junctures by the president of the Public Health Agency at

Canada-China Relations committee  Yes.

Canada-China Relations committee  Mr. Chair, similar to the response from Madam Jeffrey, I can speak to Health Canada. The regulatory scientists in Health Canada who perform product reviews in the context of the Food and Drugs Act and other statutes are subject to the same requirements in terms of declarations of

Canada-China Relations committee  I would just note that the approach that Ms. Jeffrey articulated in terms of the research security of our labs is also undertaken at Health Canada labs, albeit with different functions and different biosecurity levels. Indeed, the approach is undertaken across the government, con

Health committee  The total number since 2016 to March 2023 is approximately 36,000.

Health committee  As the minister indicated, the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board addresses excessive prices, and their findings and actions are matters of public record. The pan-Canadian Pricing Alliance, which was originated by the provinces and territories, and in which the federal gover

Health committee  Mr. Chair, as the minister noted, the government has a contract with GSK. The investment for Sanofi is for a new site in Ontario.

Health committee  As I said, it's an interim program targeting children from low-income families.

Health committee  The Canada Revenue Agency uses tools to check people's information and enforce the law. In addition, they learned a few lessons on avoiding potential waste from the other programs set up during the pandemic.

Health committee  That's not true. The Canada Revenue Agency has a systematic verification program.

Health committee  I will ask Eric Bélair to answer this question.

Health committee  First, the government introduced interim dental benefits legislation and it was adopted in Parliament. The Canada Revenue Agency administers this benefit with tools to strengthen alignment with [Inaudible—Editor]. It uses a compliance and enforcement system to check receipts amon