Health committee  The problem with the system we have in terms of cancer drugs is this inequality across the country. We joke around that we don't know whether or not we're going to develop metastatic disease, but maybe we'd all better move to British Columbia in case we do. It's unacceptable.

Health committee  I know it is.

Health committee  I don't know, but I believe it should happen. I have actually said we may have to go back and change the BNA Act, but I don't know. It is not right that this is happening across the country. It is just not right. These gentlemen have thought of more ways around this. I think peo

Health committee  So what we have said in consulting with women across the country is that it just makes sense to do this once rather than having each province and territory make their own decisions. In terms of the structure, we don't have a lot of expertise with that. Dr. Hryniuk has said, agai

Health committee  I really agree with Bill and Barry about this. I guess what we can see--and you said this common drug review is too far gone to be helped. It's the process or the—

Health committee  Yes. What we see is that with this cost-effectiveness comparison versus how much longer you are going to live, it just doesn't give the answers to help make decisions. If the drug isn't too expensive and it's going to let you live two months, well, great, there's no problem. So

Health committee  Thank you so much for having us here today. We appreciate it. We have handed out a little blue folder with my notes. Sometimes I go off my notes, so you might want to be looking at them to follow along. I really am privileged to be here. The Canadian Breast Cancer Network is