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House Hansard - 30

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 14, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 30 - Feb/14/22
Hon. Omar Alghabra (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • Feb/14/22 2:34:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let me put it on the record today and every day that our government will always follow the advice of our public health experts. We will follow the advice of our doctors, and we will always do what is good for our— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 30 - Feb/14/22
Hon. Omar Alghabra
  • Feb/14/22 2:34:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I do not know why it upsets them when we say we follow public health advice. I do not know why it is so irritating for them. We will do what it takes to protect our truckers, our transportation industry workers and our economy. I know people are frustrated with public health measures, but we will do what is right. Canadians understand that this is for their own good, and this is for the good of the people—
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Context: House Hansard - 30 - Feb/14/22
Hon. Omar Alghabra (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • Feb/14/22 2:36:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I know my hon. colleague knows that vaccines save lives. I do not know if the hon. member can point out a single doctor who can say that the pandemic is over. I do not know if my hon. colleague can point to a single scientist who says that the pandemic is over. We will do what it takes to protect the health and safety of Canadians. We will respond to the advice. When the advice is to ease measures, we will ease measures. One thing I can say is that honest leadership tells Canadians that we do not know what the future hold, but we must remain prudent.
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