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House Hansard - 126

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 14, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 126 - Nov/14/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Nov/14/22 2:20:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadian children are in pain and there is no medication available. Mark Parrish, the president of a drug distribution association that represents 19 countries, says that Canada is the only country that has a shortage of essential drugs. Parents are even having to go to the United States to buy these drugs, because although we do not have them here in Canada, they are abundant south of the border. Why is it that children in other countries have these drugs, but Canadian children do not?
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Context: House Hansard - 126 - Nov/14/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Nov/14/22 2:20:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I think we can thank our colleague for asking that question and addressing the stress that families and children are under. There are two pieces of good news. The first is that Canadian production of these drugs has increased substantially in the last few weeks. The second is that just a few hours ago, we were able to announce an agreement with a company to provide Canadians with several months' worth of additional pain medication for children.
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Context: House Hansard - 126 - Nov/14/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Nov/14/22 2:31:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, families and children are indeed living through stressful times, and that is why we were pleased to announce just a few hours ago that there will be a special importation of additional analgesics, the equivalent of several months' of normal supply, in addition to the increased domestic production of these analgesics, so that children and their families can have access to those drugs in a very short time. We will keep working on longer term solutions to these shortages.
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