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House Hansard - 13

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 8, 2021 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Dec/8/21 7:45:19 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, first, I would like to congratulate the son of the member for Alfred-Pellan. I am very proud of him, and I am certain that he was very good about it and that he set an example for many others in Canada, perhaps even here in the House of Commons. Let us talk about Canada: 80% of the population has received at least one dose, 76% has received two doses. There are probably people in the House who have not yet received one of the 62 million vaccine doses administered since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Dec/8/21 8:17:12 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, first, the hon. member for Hull-Aylmer is my member of Parliament, and I really like him. Second, he was a page, like me, many years ago, and third, he is an excellent speaker.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Dec/8/21 8:17:59 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, obviously we are all very concerned with all of what is happening with the new variant, omicron. That is why we work with our partners outside of Canada and do the right thing inside Canada.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 8:18:19 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, we obviously speak to everyone involved in and affected by the travel restrictions on both sides of the border.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 8:18:37 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, that is a great question, but there is too little time to answer. There is a big difference between rapid antigen tests and molecular tests.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 8:18:48 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, antigen tests are tests that are typically quite rapid but not as effective and precise as the molecular tests.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 8:19:11 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, if the member would like to have a briefing, as this is all a bit complicated, she can ask for one and I will provide it to her through my officials.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 8:19:41 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, the answer is yes. We are obviously very mindful of the impact this is having on all Canadians, including the people in the travel industry. We do this to protect the safety and health of Canadians.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 8:20:03 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, Canadians have learned through the history of COVID-19 that the situation evolves, and they expect the government also to change its measures to protect their health and safety.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 8:20:30 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, with some regret, but with respect, I will say that this is something we know, yet the members on the other side asked just a few days ago that we remove all tests and all quarantine measures. That would not have been the right thing to do.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 8:20:56 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, our first priority is to protect the health and safety of Canadians. That is why we are taking those measures. If I have more time later, I will explain why those measures are the right ones for Canadians.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 8:22:51 p.m.
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I have already answered that question, Mr. Chair. What I did not say, however, is that we are going to do the right things for Canadians, as we have done for the last 20 months. This is absolutely important. There are no risks to take when it comes to protecting the safety and health of Canadians.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 8:23:22 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, as I have said repeatedly over the last few days, this is ramping up quickly. Just last Friday, we increased the testing capacity by 60% and we will soon reach the 100% target that we have announced.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 8:23:55 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, indeed the member is correct. We are using a range of either home tests or on-site testing as the facilities permit.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 8:24:22 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, there are different types of take-home tests. There is the molecular type, which is the most precise one that travellers into Canada need to take, and there are the rapid test home kits that people can also use.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Dec/8/21 8:26:57 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, because of this historic change in the CPP that we made quickly in 2016, there is going to be a decrease of 25% in poverty among seniors over the next years.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Dec/8/21 8:41:30 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I will not have the pleasure of working with the member as parliamentary secretary, but I have heard extremely good things about him and his extremely important work over the last while. He wants me to thank public servants. Yes, I will do that. I think we have done that many times over the last 20 months. They have far exceeded the expectations and needs of Canadians in most respects. He also suggested thanking health care workers, and this is extremely valuable. I would like to thank him personally for what he did, and all members of the House as well. I think we have met the expectations and needs of Canadians in these difficult times. There is more to do, as the member reminds us. The omicron variant is here, and we have to rebuild our health care system and build it for the long term.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Dec/8/21 8:48:15 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I will first mention that the national housing strategy is the first-ever housing strategy in Canada. We implemented it in 2017, and it led to other measures.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 8:48:46 p.m.
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Madam Chair, one million is the number of Canadians who have been helped since the introduction of the national housing strategy in 2017.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 8:49:10 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I think the member may have misunderstood. I spoke about one million Canadians who have been helped with paying their rent since the introduction of the national housing strategy.
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