Health committee  The government will certainly continue its engagement with those dental associations, and with a broad range of dental health and oral health stakeholders. Again, those fee guides and the dental associations work in the context of support for employer-based plans, people paying o

Health committee  I think Minister Duclos previously spoke to the importance of this in supporting the affordability challenges low- and lower-income Canadians are facing. In terms of the process of moving the bill forward, I'll turn to my colleague Lynne Tomson to speak to it.

Health committee  I think the government's intent with this portion of the bill is clear. It's to support access for low- and lower-income Canadians for dental services for their children. It is based on an application, and that application has a number of criteria as outlined in the bill, includi

Health committee  Yes. Mr. Chair, the benefit is based on an application for and, if they meet the criteria, receipt of the full benefit amount of $650. As Minister Duclos had noted that is based on an assessment, in consultation with experts, and an examination of the average spending of Canadian

Health committee  Among the criteria, the person needs to indicate the planned dental visit, either that it has happened or is planned. There will certainly be promotion and engagement with Canadians in terms of the importance of reaching the population for the dental care, and we will be working

Health committee  As noted, I think the overall focus of this benefit is that it's an interim measure to support families of low and average incomes to access dental benefits. It does consider those situations where expenditures could go beyond $650 in terms of accessing in a year the total $1,300

Health committee  We would be pleased to provide some research to the committee in terms of consideration on this issue. The Province of British Columbia has provided and will provide information with regard to the threshold, which, as Dr. Tam indicates, was based on extensive consultation with

Health committee  Yes, we will.

Health committee  I think my colleague, Dr. Kochhar, is coming on to respond.

Health committee  Mr. Chair, as I indicated, the government has a broad-based approach, focused on public education and awareness, harm reduction, treatment, research, and law enforcement to interdict illegal and toxic supply. The section 56 exemption granted to enable decriminalization and simp

Health committee  That, Mr. Chair, is something that law enforcement does on a routine basis, and certainly this exemption does not apply to trafficking. That would be at the discretion of law enforcement: considering the circumstance and intent to traffic or for simple possession.

Health committee  Mr. Chair, I'll respond and if needed we can provide further information to the committee. The policy that the honourable member referred to was plant breeding guidance and supporting policy that distinguishes between the regulatory process for novel foods and those through acce

Health committee  Siddika, go ahead.

Health committee  Mr. Chair, indeed the review has been initiated and is under way, and is aimed at completion later this year.

Health committee  We can indeed follow up on that to provide a specific time frame.