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House Hansard - 4

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 25, 2021 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 4 - Nov/25/21
Ms. Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, NDP)
  • Nov/25/21 6:59:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I note that the member actually did not answer the question about how many Conservative members have gotten some sort of medical exemption. That is as an aside, but I want to bring this debate back to the issue at hand, which is about health. The reality is that we are still in the fourth wave and COVID is still very active in communities. The other clear health measure is that if a person has any symptoms at all, a sore throat, a scratchy throat, anything at all, they are not supposed to go to work, but that does not mean to say that they are not able to work. The hybrid system would allow members to continue to participate and do their work. That is the beauty of the system, that it allows us to do that. There is a sunset period until June, when this will end, but in the meantime it allows members to continue to participate. Would the member not even acknowledge the importance of that?
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Context: House Hansard - 4 - Nov/25/21
Ms. Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, NDP)
  • Nov/25/21 7:43:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have been listening to this debate for hours and my colleague, the member for Elmwood—Transcona, perhaps made the best speech of the day. He has touched on all of the issues. One thing that has not really been a highlight in the discussion here is leadership, and what our role is to show leadership to the public to say how we can work together and support each other to beat this thing. Can the member extrapolate and elaborate just a little bit more about the importance of that point?
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