Public Accounts committee  I mean this spring.

Public Accounts committee  Yes.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you for the question. For products that come from other countries, we have the same requirements for good manufacturing practices, which must be met before they are exported to Canada. This ensures the quality of the products. For traditional products, we use a number of

Public Accounts committee  Thank you for the question. I think you've really captured well some of the complexities in this area. What I will just mention is, yes, we are committed to looking at all that we do through the SGBA+ lens in how we regulate all our health products, not just natural health prod

Public Accounts committee  Thank you for the question. I think the answer is yes. All the responses we've received to the report and all the actions we're going to take are supposed to be harmonized. We have put in place a decision‑making framework that allows people to take care of their own health. It'

Public Accounts committee  Thank you for the question. The department has already begun to take action to address the deficiency you mentioned and that is in the report. We're updating an application to verify this information. It's a strategy that will allow you to find information on the websites of nat

Public Accounts committee  Thank you for the question. As noted in the report, in the senior management response and in our action plan, several measures have been announced. First, there is already a labelling measure under way. A notice was published in the Canada Gazette Part I last spring, and the pr

Public Accounts committee  Perhaps I can start. In terms of what you've noted in paragraph 2.39, we recognize that there is a gap. We are already taking steps to address this, including updating our product licence application forms, which include information to collect site information as part of the app

Public Accounts committee  Thank you for the question. They are all very good points. I'll just particularly emphasize your point in taking a balanced approach. As I had mentioned earlier, we certainly do consult broadly with stakeholders. I mentioned provinces and territories, but we consult with all stak

Public Accounts committee  Yes, absolutely. Thank you.

Public Accounts committee  That is a yes. I'll just elaborate by saying that we do engage with a range of stakeholders, and that includes provincial regulators.

Public Accounts committee  I'm madly searching for my numbers, but it is approximately 800 site licence-holders.

Public Accounts committee  Yes, absolutely. Allergens—yes.

Public Accounts committee  Yes. Certainly on the licensing side, we do look at international regulators for best practices and to get that information to inform our own policies and information.

Public Accounts committee  I can perhaps take that one. It's a very important issue. I commend the work that's being done in the intellectual property space. For natural health products, and in particular for products that are more traditional in nature, including indigenous traditional medicines, as I me