Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I really appreciate the opportunity to have this discussion today, and I appreciate the motion put forward in relation to fast-tracking this.

Some of the discussion we've had reminds me that for two years I had to fight my own health care provider to get heard and seen. I feel a sense that some of the underlying messages the Liberal Party is trying to send—asking for women's health to be prioritized and asking for women's health to be seen in the House of Commons—are not rational, and I fundamentally object to them.

I have an amendment that I would like to move today, and I hope it can be passed unanimously. I know the health minister has already put forward directives on the draft recommendations from the task force. The health minister has a lot of power to ensure that women are seen, and I hope we can move quickly on this and finally be at a point where women are seen in the health care system and by this government.

One part of my amendment is guidance, as a follow-up to what my Bloc colleague had to say about how many witnesses spoke today about their concerns.

After the wording “‘deeply concerned’ by the task force's guidelines”, I would like to add a comma and then “and so were the majority of witnesses”. Then after the wording “help save lives”, I'd like to add “that the Minister of Health direct the task force to go back to the drawing board and revisit the guidelines based on the latest science; and that the Public Health Agency of Canada table to this committee the parameters given to the task force to update breast cancer screening guidelines.”

I will remind the committee that the health minister did say that with the additional $500,000 given to this task force, his expectation was that the report would be based on current science.

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Bonita Zarrillo

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