May 1, 2007 Sheila Fraser Auditor General of Canada 240 Sparks St. Ottawa, ON K1A 0G8 Dear Ms. Sheila Fraser, I write to bring to your attention new reports about the inconsistencies and prohibitive problems of Health Canada’s medical marijuana program and to ask again that your office conduct a thorough audit into this deeply flawed program. Canadian Press (CP) has brought to light records obtained through Access to Information that shows Health Canada’s program is charging patients dramatically high fees for marijuana that are 15 times more than what Health Canada is paying for the product. CP goes on to report that 149 patients owe Health Canada $143,000, and many of those people have been cut off. Health Canada is profiting from the few chronic-pain patients that can afford to participate in this program and it is bankrupting those who can not. There is growing evidence of this programs failures and I ask again, that the thousands of Canadians denied access to this important service finally be served by an investigation into Health Canada’s medical marijuana program. I have enclosed the most recent Canadian Press article on this issue for your information. Please feel free to contact my office for any further information that you may require, and I look forward to your reply on this important matter. Thank you for your time. Yours Sincerely,   Libby Davies, MP Vancouver East LD/lh cep232 Attachement