I would like to follow up on a question I asked Senator Gold back in June 2023 about shortages and then the discontinuation of a life-saving emergency drug known as glucagon, which is used to bring a diabetic out of a reaction or coma. They replaced that product with a nasal spray that many simply cannot use. A replacement drug called GlucaGen was brought in on an emergency basis from the U.S. Supplies are dwindling and will cease at the end of December. Again, I ask you this: Can you please beg the Minister of Health to act before someone dies?

As you will recall, I nearly lost my niece in June 2023. We have tried as a family, I have tried as a senator and Diabetes Canada has tried to get answers from Health Canada, but there was no answer for the 3.5 million Canadians who have diabetes. Pharmacare won’t help if there is no drug available to pay for or, more importantly, to administer. We need help.

I assure you that we follow up on a daily basis, and there are no answers forthcoming. I really need you to intervene. Thank you.