Discussion · Private Members' Business
Mario Simard Bloc Québécois
“This bill has good ideas, but health care and prescription drugs belong to the provinces and Quebec. The bill does not include a way to consult them directly. Will that happen later?”
“Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague on his bill, which is intrinsically valuable and very interesting. I only have a small concern that I wish to share. Generally speaking, prescription drugs and health are areas of jurisdiction that fall to Quebec and the provinces. When we look at this bill more closely, it is clear that it is lacking a process for carrying out direct consultation. Perhaps the member should have included some form of consultation with Quebec and the provinces in the bill. Is that maybe coming later?”
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Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague on his bill, which is intrinsically valuable and very interesting. I only have a small concern that I wish to share. Generally speaking, prescription drugs and health are areas of jurisdiction that fall to Quebec and the provinces. When we look at this bill more closely, it is clear that it is lacking a process for carrying out direct consultation. Perhaps the member should have included some form of consultation with Quebec and the provinces in the bill. Is that maybe coming later?