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Marjorie Michel

Liberal on Health

Replying to Raquel Dancho (Conservative)
“Mr. Speaker, safeguarding Canadians is the fundamental responsibility of the federal government and yet this Auditor General report reveals that the Liberals are failing at basic governance. They threw out over $300 million of medical supplies that could have been used at our local hospitals before they expired. Another $20 million of critical pharmaceuticals were destroyed because somebody left a freezer open. The Liberals have known about these problems for years. What is it going to take for that minister and the Liberal government to deliver basic governance on emergency management? What is it going to—”

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Mr. Speaker, I want my colleague to know that we learned lessons from the pandemic and that we are prepared. Of course, we will occasionally have to deal with the fact that certain products have to be discarded because they have reached their expiry date. However, we are prepared and will be ready to meet the needs of Canadians.