Have access to a serum bank that maintains at least one sample from each allogeneic donor for a minimum period of 2 years from the distribution of the last anatomical piece of the donor, so that required tests can be performed after grafting;

A major gap in the NSP-tests is the lack of international recognised reference sera.

The rapporteur is well aware in this connection that problems remain in relation to emergency vaccination owing to the lack of international validation of the new testing procedures and the lack of reference sera.

What is more, this bill, in addition to invading Quebec's exclusive jurisdiction, accords unheard of powers to the Bank of Canada and the Department of Finance (1025) I am referring to the provisions on pages 117 and 118 of the bill, which stipulate that the Bank of Canada may enter into an agreement with a clearing house or a participant, or both, in respect of: netting arrangements; risk sharing and risk control mechanisms; certainty of settlement and finality of payment; the nature of financial arrangements among participants; the operational systems and financial soundness of the clearing house.

Indeed, Bill C-91, An Act to continue the Federal Business Development Bank under the name Business Development Bank of Canada, alludes to the new name, but not to the new purpose of the bank.

Mr. Pichette: Going from memory, since I do not have my reference information here, my colleague and I feel that the statement made earlier was true.