Daryl Dolynny

Mr. Hawkins, was there a question in there?

Question has been called. Motion defeated.

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Committee, we’re on 9-17. I have Mr. Blake.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Let me start off today by sharing some very shocking numbers. Every year, over 220,000 Canadians develop infections during their hospital stay, and on average, these infections kill 22 patients every single day. To put this number into perspective, this is about the same number of Canadians who will die from breast cancer and leukemia combined.

This is the new reality facing our hospitals in the 21st century and it has now become a very massive burden on our health care system. This is a fight we cannot afford to lose.

Right now the superbugs that pose the biggest...

Thank you, Minister Ramsay. Ms. Haener.

Thank you, Minister Ramsay. Ms. Schofield.

I appreciate the Minister’s response. Let me rephrase my question a little bit differently here. Are we expecting the proponent to come up with the guiding framework, the safety protocols and the therapeutic outcome, or is the department establishing the baseline? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. General comments. Mr. Blake.

Thank you, Ms. Schofield. Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Just give us a second and we’ll circulate that motion.

The motion is in order. To the motion. Mr. Bromley.

We’ll go to Deputy Minister DeLancey.