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Evidence of the Standing Committee on Health 43rd PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION Standing Committee on Health EVIDENCE NUMBER 007 Friday, November 20, 2020 Chair: Mr. Ron McKinnon 1 Standing Committee on Health Friday, November 20, 2020 ● (1305) are available for this meeting. You have the choice at the bottom of [English] your screen of either “Floor”, “English” or “French”. The Chair (Mr. Ron McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquit‐ Before speaking, click on the microphone icon to activate your lam, Lib.)): I call this meeting to order. own mike. When you are done speaking, please put your mike on mute to minimize any interference. Welcome, everyone, to meeting number 7 of the House of Com‐ mons Standing Committee on Health. The committee is meeting I will give a reminder that all comments by members and wit‐ again today to discuss the supplementary estimates (B) for 2020-21. nesses should be addressed through the chair. Should members I want to thank the witnesses for appearing again today. need to request the floor outside of their designated time for ques‐ We have as witnesses the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of tions, they should activate their mike and state that they have a Health. We have, from the Department of Health, Deputy Minister point of order. Stephen Lucas and Les Linklater, federal lead for COVID-19 test‐ ing, contract tracing and data management strategies. If a member wishes to intervene on a point of order that has been raised by another member, they should use the “raise hand” func‐ With us from the Public Health Agency of Canada are Dr. There‐ tion. This will signal to the chair your interest in speaking and cre‐ sa Tam, chief public health officer, and Iain Stewart, president. ate a speakers list. In order to do so, you should click on “Partici‐ pants” at the bottom of the screen. When the list pops up, you will From the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, we have Dr. Siddi‐ see next to your name that you can click “raise hand”. ka Mithani, president. When speaking, please speak slowly and clearly. From the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, we have Dr. Michael Strong, president. Unless there are exceptional circumstances, the use of headsets with a boom microphone is mandatory for everyone participating Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format. I would like remotely. to start the meeting by providing you with some information fol‐ lowing the motion that was adopted in the House on Wednesday, Should any technical challenges arise, please advise the chair or September 23, 2020. the clerk. Please note that we may then need to suspend for a few The committee is now sitting in a hybrid format, meaning that minutes as we need to ensure that all members are able to partici‐ members can participate either in person or by video conference. pate fully. All members, regardless of their method of participation, will be For those who are participating in person, proceed as you usually counted for the purpose of quorum. The committee's power to sit is, would when the whole committee is meeting in person in a com‐ however, limited by the priority use of House resources, which is mittee room. Keep in mind the directives from the Board of Internal determined by the whips. All questions must be decided by a Economy regarding masking and health protocols. recorded vote, unless the committee disposes of them with unani‐ mous consent or on division. Finally, the committee may deliberate Should you wish to get my attention, signal me with a hand ges‐ in camera, providing that it takes into account the potential risks to ture or, at an appropriate time, call out my name. confidentiality inherent to such deliberation with remote partici‐ pants. Should you wish to raise a point of order, wait for an appropriate time and indicate to me clearly that you wish to raise a point of or‐ The proceedings will be made available via the House of Com‐ der. mons website. Just so you are aware, the webcast will always show the person speaking, rather than the entirety of the committee. With regard to a speaking list, the committee clerk and I will do To ensure an orderly meeting, I would like to outline a few rules the best we can to maintain a consolidated order of speaking for all to follow. members, whether they are participating virtually or in person. In order to be fair to all committee members, the list of speakers will For those participating virtually, members and witnesses may only be activated once the meeting has officially started and not up‐ speak in the official language of their choice. Interpretation services on admission to the room. 2 HESA-07 November 20, 2020 Having said that and gone through our housekeeping, I invite the my department continues to do important work to address these Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, to make an opening gaps and to support the provinces and territories in their role and statement of 10 minutes, please. responsibility to administer health care. Hon. Patty Hajdu (Minister of Health): Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I thank all the members for inviting me to appear before the HESA committee. The pandemic has highlighted systemic problems in long-term care. As many Canadians and many of my colleagues here today I will reiterate that I have a number of departmental officials have advocated, we are committed to working with the provinces joining me today, including Dr. Stephen Lucas, who is the deputy and territories to set standards for long-term care for seniors who minister of Health Canada; Iain Stewart, who is the president of the reside in long-term care homes. We are also working to improve ac‐ Public Health Agency of Canada; Dr. Theresa Tam, who is cess to family doctors and primary care teams, especially in rural Canada's chief public health officer; Dr. Mike Strong, who is the and remote communities. We've been working with provinces and president of CIHR; Les Linklater, who is the federal lead for territories to improve access to virtual health care, which is a ser‐ COVID-19 testing, contact tracing and data management strategies; vice that has proven essential to Canadians during the pandemic. and Dr. Siddika Mithani, president of the CFIA. For example, 530,000 Canadians have accessed the mental wellness portal to chat, text or meet over video with professionals. We'll con‐ As per the request of interpretation, I'll keep my remarks in one tinue to address the opioid overdose crisis, which has worsened language so that translation is easier for them. during the pandemic. It is essential that Canadians be able to access I want to start at the beginning and reflect on how the COVID-19 mental health and substance use supports that they need during this pandemic has shaped and continues to shape our work. time. Right now, we are seeing a troubling trend of resurgence in Canada. Cases of COVID-19 in our communities are rising at a Finally, we will continue to take action and accelerate action to‐ concerning rate, one that is higher than it was during the spring wards a national universal pharmacare program. These priorities re‐ peak, but Canada is better prepared. Our procurement of personal flect a great deal of work that is already under way in the health protective equipment is more secure, we have a higher testing ca‐ portfolio. As we move into the fall and winter, we will tackle each pacity across the country, and we have a better understanding of the of these issues with increased focus and vigour. virus, thanks in great part to investments in research and science. We also have a better understanding of how to treat COVID-19. These things are helping to keep Canadians safer across the country ● (1310) during the second wave. Because this is a new virus, we've made significant investments As the pandemic has evolved, so has our response. This is re‐ in Canadian research. This research has improved our understand‐ flected in our budgetary needs. Throughout the health portfolio, we ing of COVID-19 and its impacts on Canadians, and indeed the in‐ are seeking additional authorities for a variety of purposes related ternational community. We've all learned that the path through this to COVID-19: medical research, federal investments through the pandemic is anything but predictable or straightforward. safe restart agreement, drugs, medical devices, and virtual care, As we face a long winter, we continue to ask Canadians to follow along with many other initiatives to help Canadians through these public health guidelines so that we can get this virus under control, uncertain times. avoid further loss of life, prevent more economic hardship and buy us the time we need until we have a safe and viable vaccine here on our shores. This will continue to be our top priority in the months to Our government has taken swift, coordinated and unprecedented come, both for our government and for my portfolio. actions to protect the health and well-being of Canadians, to keep businesses afloat, to support Canadians through difficult times and Mr. Chair, you will recall that the recent Speech from the Throne to keep our economy running. responds directly to the challenges posed by the pandemic. It also confirms my department's role at the centre of the response. I have to thank the hard-working people of Health Canada and the Public In true Canadian fashion, Canadians have stepped up. They have Health Agency of Canada, who have worked diligently to help the listened to public health advice.
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