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House Hansard - 21

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 1, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 21 - Feb/1/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Feb/1/22 2:49:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I completely agree with my colleague. He is right to emphasize the importance of protecting people's privacy. I assume he is also emphasizing the importance of protecting people's health and safety. We are doing that together. We are working with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to ensure that the methods employed, as we know, effectively rely on confidential, anonymized aggregate data to protect people's health and safety, as well as their privacy.
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Context: House Hansard - 21 - Feb/1/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Feb/1/22 2:50:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I already answered the question. However, I thank my colleague for giving me another opportunity to say that we did things right in our country to maintain people's trust, reassure them and protect our economy. Canada's economy is far superior to the economies of other countries around the world who have also been grappling with COVID-19. What is more, we have based our work on science, and Canada has the lowest mortality rate of all the G7 countries, after Japan.
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Context: House Hansard - 21 - Feb/1/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Feb/1/22 3:00:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague is absolutely right. It is important to talk about it, but action is just as important. We have been taking action since the onset of COVID‑19 by investing $63 billion in health and safety alone to help mitigate health care issues during the pandemic. In addition to that, the Canada health transfer will increase once again in a few weeks. We are doing all of this because we know we must protect our health care system and keep people healthy during the COVID‑19 pandemic.
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Context: House Hansard - 21 - Feb/1/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Feb/1/22 3:01:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague for saying the key word, because the enemy is not vaccination. The enemy is COVID-19. Canadians, and all members of the House for that matter, know and understand that we need to get vaccinated to get through this crisis. Two doses are good, but three are even better. Not only is that even better, but it is extremely vital for fighting off the omicron variant and protecting us from all sorts of other variants that could crop up in the future.
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Context: House Hansard - 21 - Feb/1/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Feb/1/22 3:11:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Alfred‑Pellan for his outstanding work on behalf of his constituents and for raising the issue of vaccination. A total of 77 million doses have been administered. Almost 84% of Canadians of all ages have received a first dose, 79% have received two doses, 43% of eligible Canadians have already gotten a booster, and 53% of children aged 6 to 11 have received a first dose. We can be proud. We have been among the most vaccinated countries in the world for months. We are, of course, deeply grateful to all those who have made the right choice.
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