Health committee  What we have seen with the PTs generally is that all jurisdictions are undertaking work to try to modernize and reform their health care systems so that they are sustainable and that they continue to provide good services to citizens. As you and other members would know, we have

Health committee  I would reiterate what the minister said, which is that the government has indicated that they first want to come up with a plan with the provinces and territories about what is going to be done, before the funding is allocated. Right now, we are actually talking to the PTs. Ther

Health committee  Mr. Chair, I think that in our conversation with provinces, generally, if we wanted to use an analogy it would be more that if you are going to the bank and you are looking for an investment, the bank expects a business plan. In our conversation with the provinces and territories

Health committee  There are future decisions to be made, Mr. Chair, in future budgets.

Health committee  Maybe the most productive way to do this would be to get back to the committee. I believe it was in the last two or three weeks—sorry, Mr. Chair, I don't remember when it was—that we tabled the most recent report, which has that kind of data in it in terms of what we have done ab

Health committee  To be honest, I'll have to get back to you on that. I think—just indulge me for 10 seconds—there is one piece of good news that maybe gets overlooked sometimes in these conversations. There is a lot of work Health Canada does collaboratively with jurisdictions to try to deal wit

Health committee  The specific authority to establish one of these sites is to issue a section 56 exemption. Health Canada has always had a very involved process before issuing a section 56 exemption for this kind of activity. It's not like they're just handed out. As the minister noted, what the

Health committee  In the case of the recent applications, as I noted and as members would know, there is a requirement to solicit letters from various stakeholders in the community. In the case of these facilities, it was quite evident there was a large body of support for these facilities. From

Health committee  —of literature that these kinds of facilities actually help to reduce crime rates, help to reduce overdose deaths, and those sorts of things.

Health committee  Mr. Chair, if it's helpful, we could share a bibliography with the committee on the various studies that have been produced. In this case, I guess all I can do, as the regulatory authority, is to assure the committee that we made sure the stipulations in law were fully respected

Health committee  What I would say is that we are concerned about sugar. I know parliamentarians are as well. The government has obviously made commitments. There is ample evidence that sugar consumption.... A little bit of chocolate now and then, I suppose, is a good thing, but over-consumption o

Health committee  I can't get into the details of what we may have advised the minister or what the government may choose, but what I can say is that we certainly have looked at a variety of options, including front-to-back labelling. I can say that.

Health committee  I would just note that it's a discretionary authority, and it was not exercised in that case. So it wasn't—

Health committee  Mr. Chair, I'd probably leave that particular question to the minister, although perhaps I could try to speak to the general area. When you're referring to the second site, you're talking about Insite's latest authorization, or...?

Health committee  Generally speaking, at least, I can say that with regard to the last two facilities, Insite and the Dr. Peter Centre, there was extensive input provided, including letters and those sorts of things. I mean, it was—