Health committee  Yes.

Health committee  Exactly.

Health committee  Actually, it is part of the new labelling regime and of the consultations the minister was talking about. It's not just on making it more readable; it's also on the content. One thing that has come out in the early round of consultations is exactly what you said: capturing thin

Health committee  My understanding is they are mandatory.

Health committee  Well, that an interesting idea. You mentioned national take-back day, and actually this year there were many, many more sites. It's expanded significantly. I actually checked yesterday to see if we have the stats yet of how much was collected, but they're still being compiled. I

Health committee  Yes, we do. We have, as just mentioned, a targeted diabetes strategy that we invest in. It's part of what's covered off, obviously, by some of the funding here in the main estimates, and we continue to work with aboriginal communities to help them put the resources in place to de

Health committee  Maybe I'll start, and then if Dr. Taylor has comments he can add them. To my understanding, the science and the clinical trials are not yet as clear-cut as you're suggesting. As you know, that is really one of the main purposes of the clinical trial that's currently under way. T

Health committee  Sorry, where are you quoting from?

Health committee  Not as of yesterday.

Health committee  The transfer doesn't have specifics attached, obviously, to what the money is for. That downward trend is pretty recent. It just started in the last year or two. It is encouraging, and it should give the provinces more flexibility to deal with some of the chronic issues like cont

Health committee  That decision was taken, but when it was taken in terms of allowing OxyContin to remain on the market—and having allowed it on the market, if there are generic versions available it's very hard to deny them—at that time a number of stronger restrictions were put in place in terms

Health committee  Thank you for that. As you've noted, a big start, obviously, is Vanessa's law, which will make mandatory reporting on adverse drug reactions from hospitals and institutions. Within Health Canada we are organizing ourselves to actually have better capacity, then, to take those re

Health committee  Perhaps I can add a few comments on timing. AFN is in the process of finalizing its own internal views on the review. I understand they will do it over the summer, and then we would be in a position to start the process after that.

Health committee  Krista will address that.

Health committee  No, there's been no change in the responsibilities between Health Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and CFIA, so it was not generated by that. In fact, those are responsibilities that the various departments and agencies shared prior to CFIA's coming to the portfolio.