Helena Jaczek

Yes. I have a personal copy right here, but perhaps there's another one. It has been sent to the clerk, apparently.

Madam Chair, I think it's important for the committee to know that as it relates to childhood seasonal immunization coverage, there is a survey that is taken annually, and it's—

Thank you.

Does Health Canada support provinces? We've all heard about how electronic medical records don't necessarily talk to each other. Is this usually funded provincially to ensure that there is connectivity between EMRs within each province? Is the New Brunswick situation the way it is because it is bilingual and somehow the federal government is therefore responsible for funding? I just want to [more]

We can certainly get it—

Thank you so much, Chair. Welcome to the health committee, Minister. As you know, Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada have a critical responsibility to protect Canadians by ensuring health products are safe, effective and of high quality. Certainly, at this committee, we have heard many stakeholders say they want a regulatory system that keeps pace with science and innovation, [more]

I don't understand what we're voting on.

Thank you very much for that. You alluded to the complicated situation in which pricing comes into it and the provinces get involved. I was intrigued to see, in the supplementary estimates, that the Public Health Agency of Canada is requesting $1.5 million for funding government advertising programs. With my public health background, I hope these advertising programs will allude to various [more]

Thank you, Chair. I'd like to start with CFIA. Mr. Ianiro, media reports indicate that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's 2024 to 2027 corporate risk assessment warned that the agency may be unable to manage multiple emergencies simultaneously, such as a large-scale animal disease outbreak or major food safety recalls. This sounds rather alarming, but I noticed that in the supplementary [more]

Thank you so much. That's very reassuring. Looking at the supplementary estimates, Health Canada is requesting $60 million to support bilingual health technology and clinical information systems in New Brunswick. This sounds like a rather large amount of money. I'm intrigued if similar technology exists to deal with Quebec's requirements. Could whoever knows about this particular request give [more]

I've looked carefully at the motion. I'm looking at section h). It seems that the request is for a very specific area in relation to vaccines. I would like to look at this a lot more broadly in terms of potential vaccine injury. Therefore, I would like to amend section h). I'll read in French what I'm proposing. I move: That the motion be amended by deleting part h) and replacing it with the [more]