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Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Wagging the Dosanjh
So Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh held a big press conference today to make a landmark announcement about Internet pharmacy exports to the US. The entire press gallery was there.
The announcement? That the government would be paying attention to what's going on.
Sound vapid? Here's some highlights from the CTV story, trying its best to make this sound like news:
The federal government will monitor the bulk export of drugs from
Canada and stop it when necessary, Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh says.
Dosanjh didn't give a specific date for when the plan would start, but
the minister said he wanted to consult the Internet pharmacy industry
on how to monitor drug supply within Canada.
New legislation would be introduced in the fall sitting of Parliament, he said.
A ban would only kick in when there was an anticipated shortage of supply, he said.
Dosanjh said the government would require an existing relationship between a foreign patient and a Canadian doctor. . .As to what it will mean, "you will see once the regulations are drafted," he told the reporters.
Hmmm. We're going to be watching. We may have some bills in the fall. You'll see what we're talking about then. Seems like an awful little to have a big fancy press conference about. As Craig Oliver told the anchor on NewsNet this morning: "If the minister can't even explain what he's talking about, don't expect me to."
The Liberals wouldn't desperately be trying to change the subject or anything would they?
Posted by Kevin Libin on June 29, 2005 | Permalink
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Anyone else think Dosanjh is a criminal waste of space? One of the more useless, less intelligent and most meddlesome Ministers in the Libranos Cabinet (and that's some competition he's got!).
The Liberals seem to specialise in poaching questionable talent from the opposition parties: Brison, Stronach, Dosanjh . . .
Posted by: Patrick B | 2005-06-29 12:10:22 PM
If you want a "criminal waste of space" try the Parliamentary Press Gallery. During PM Martin's press conference this afternoon the esteemed members of the media did not ask the PM one question about the SCOC health care decision and its implications.
Duh?
Mark
Ottawa
Posted by: Mark Collins | 2005-06-29 2:58:04 PM
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