Marcus Powlowski

Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for asking me another question in French. It is a good question, but I find it difficult to answer it in French. It might be better if I answered it in English. This is something that I struggled with. We do not want companies to have their drugs go on the pre-approved drug list rather than seeking approval for them. There are provisions that [more]

C‑265, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (List of Therapeutic Products Pre-approved for Special Access) moved that Bill, be read the second time and referred to a committee. He said: Mr. Speaker, Canadian physicians are, at times, even in life-threatening situations, prevented from using the drugs they believe they should be using. My private member's bill looks to change this by making [more]

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for this great question. People who work at Sainte‑Justine Hospital in Montreal helped me a lot with this bill. It is challenging to identify jurisdiction when it comes to health. The two levels of government each have a role to play in this field. The provinces are responsible for regulating medical professions, while the Government of Canada has responsibility [more]

Mr. Speaker, that is a difficult question. There is, as I recall, a provision that would allow the minister to restrict the use of a drug to protect the public interest. We certainly have to ensure, and I think this is most important, that there is no diversion of those drugs. There are examples, and I would suggest one would be IV methadone, which perhaps should be on the pre-approved drug list [more]

Mr. Speaker, it is mostly the pharmacists who have to spend the hours and hours going through the process. The pre-approved drug list should greatly simplify the process to access drugs. I will say that families across Canada are frustrated with this program.

C-22 I have a letter before me entitled “Joint Call for the Withdrawal of Bill C-22”, which is signed by a number of seemingly pretty reputable organizations, such as the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, the Canadian Association of University Teachers, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the Canadian Council for Refugees. In it, they talk about the “enormous overreach of [more]

Now, for end-to-end encrypted services, like Signal, where the providers never possess the unencrypted data or decryption keys, these providers would not be expected to degrade their encryption to comply. Is that correct?

Chief, I could see in that situation, where young people aged 15 or 16 are coming up and getting involved in crimes, how you might want to be able to access their data, for example, on their cellphones, on their Internet or in their emails. That's desirable, but there's a concern about the slippery slope. Although that may be desirable, how do I know this doesn't involve looking in on...? I have [more]

Okay. Lastly, you talk about collecting metadata. What sort of metadata? If I'm on the Internet and if I'm sympathetic to the people of Gaza and searching about Gaza and inadvertently something comes up on Hamas, is there a reason for the government to further investigate me because of the possibility that I may be somehow doing things to promote a terrorist organization? What sort of metadata [more]

Do I need to ask my question in French? Voices: Oh, oh!

I'm told it's not necessary. Darcy, it's good to see you out there, even though you're on a screen. I've gotten to know Darcy pretty well over the last few years. I have to say he's a wonderful chief in Thunder Bay. I'm really glad you're here. You gave one concrete example of a 14-year-old girl. Maybe you can tell me, after I finish posing this rather lengthy question, whether that was a real [more]

Ms. West, could I ask you a question? I hadn't thought about something like Siri, but that's Internet data. If my 16-year-old kid asks me something and I jokingly say, “Well, if you do, I'll beat you with a baseball bat,” and Siri picks that up—