Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos pointed to the private member’s bill in March when asked about launching a review of Canada’s response to COVID-19
A parliamentary health committee is weighing the need for new legislation that would force the Pubic Health Agency of Canada to table its plans to prevent and prepare for future pandemics in the House of Commons.
He says the government needs to be held accountable on a regular basis so parliamentarians, experts and the public can make sure the government is doing enough to avert the kind of ordeal Canada endured during the COVID-19 pandemic. Erskine-Smith says the measure was not meant to preclude an independent review, but to avoid politicizing the bill he is fine with MPs removing it and focusing instead on holding future governments to account.
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