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House Hansard - 10

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 3, 2021 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 10 - Dec/3/21
Mr. Charlie Angus (Timmins—James Bay, NDP)
  • Dec/3/21 10:51:34 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-3 
Madam Speaker, I appreciate the comment of my hon. colleague about working together. My concern in part of the bill is the issue of securing safe places for our medical front-line workers. This past week in my region, we lost a wonderful small-town doctor, who gave up her practice after years because of online harassment from anti-vaxxers. This is a huge loss for us. We had young mothers who were going to vaccine clinics in North Bay being shouted at and called murderers. These things have never happened in the north before, but they were being targeted. What does my hon. colleague think about the need to have legislation in place to protect front-line workers, to protect families and teachers and those who do the work of vaccinating our children?
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Context: House Hansard - 10 - Dec/3/21
Mr. Charlie Angus (Timmins—James Bay, NDP)
  • Dec/3/21 12:05:52 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the environment minister announced that he had blown yet another deadline in dealing with the climate crisis. God help our planet. It is no wonder the government is now at the bottom of the G20 when it comes to renewables, right down there with Russia and Saudi Arabia. While Joe Biden has committed to an energy transformation that is tied to well-paying union jobs, the Prime Minister is tied to targets he keeps missing. Where is this plan to invest in the diversification, using the skill and training of energy workers, so that no region is left behind? The clock is ticking.
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Context: House Hansard - 10 - Dec/3/21
Mr. Charlie Angus (Timmins—James Bay, NDP)
  • Dec/3/21 1:37:05 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-3 
Madam Speaker, this past week in northern Ontario a young mother with a child was attacked outside a vaccination clinic. She was called a “murderer”. This is not something we have ever seen in northern Ontario. We pride ourselves on our social solidarity and the respect that we show for one another. This is something I would imagine in Trump's America, but it is happening in each of our communities. We had a doctor who had to give up her practice in a small town because of harassment and threats from anti-vaxxers. We hear from medical workers who are being harassed and threatened when they are on the front lines of the pandemic every single day. They are putting their lives on the line and then getting anti-vaxxer harassment. I would like to ask my hon. colleague this. What steps do we need to put in place to ensure that our health care workers are able to do the job without threats, intimidation and possible violence?
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