Finance committee  Good morning. I'm Peter Fragiskatos, a member of Parliament from London, Ontario. Although I don't think there's anybody from London in the room today, many of the organizations at the table share much in common with organizations advocating in my city, so I very much look forwar

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to all the witnesses for the presentations. As you just heard, I have seven minutes. I can't ask every organization questions that I would want to put forward, but I will begin with the Eastern Ontario Wardens' Caucus. I'm highly interested in t

Finance committee  It's about critical infrastructure. If we talk about the economic prosperity of the country, we can't help but talk about broadband connectivity for everyone. We can't have haves and have-nots on this critical issue, quite frankly. Ms. Jones, for the examples I cited, I suppose

Finance committee  Thank you very much. I was, and am, so interested in rural connectivity that I didn't get to you, Mr. Fraser. I promise you're my second choice. I'm a Queen's alumnus, so I'm coming your way for sure. We hear so often that, when governments invest in basic research, the investm

Finance committee  Good afternoon, everyone. I'm Peter Fragiskatos, a member of Parliament from London, Ontario. It's great to be in Oshawa today. Thank you very much for participating and putting together presentations. I'm very much looking forward to them.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to the presenters. Mr. DeRochie, what I will say is more of a comment on my part. I like to think that I'm a positive person, so we'll agree on some things and disagree on others. When it comes to Trans Mountain, I strongly disagree with you. I t

Finance committee  Well, I mean.... What is your view on how pharmacare policy can address concerns that have been raised in the community among those who are dealing with rare diseases?

Finance committee  It's true; they're much more expensive, obviously.

Finance committee  Yes. I don't mean to cut you off, but I have limited time—

Finance committee  —in these sessions. We all do. Do you have a suggestion specifically on the best way to approach rare diseases as part of a pharmacare initiative?

Finance committee  Okay. And the private insurers?

Finance committee  I know some private insurers do help with the costs of rare disease prescriptions. Are you saying that should continue?

Finance committee  Thank you very much. Mr. Rowlinson, I'm interested in what you're saying when it comes to transitioning workers who are moving away from GHG-intensive industries such as coal, but I'm also anxious not to reinvent the wheel. Are there other countries that have done this well th

Finance committee  Lastly, is Denmark the best example?

Finance committee  Thank you.