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House Hansard - 46

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 25, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 46 - Mar/25/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Mar/25/22 11:19:37 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I will repeat what I said yesterday. I have a great deal of respect for my colleague from Mégantic—L'Érable and the work that he does. He does great work, not only within his Conservative caucus, but also in the House of Commons. I will always be there to help him do his job. As I said, if he wants to see other studies and work, he can contact me, and I will be pleased to continue working with him and the official opposition health critic.
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Context: House Hansard - 46 - Mar/25/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Mar/25/22 11:25:47 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the member is absolutely right. Not only are we listening, but we have been working together for several months now. My colleague, the former health minister, did just that for several months, from the beginning of the pandemic. We talk almost every week. We are working together. That is why we now have a Canada health transfer that is going to increase from $43 billion to $45 billion and why we have also allocated an additional $70 billion during the pandemic, on top of the $3 billion for long-term care, the $3 billion for mental health care and another $3 billion to support people who want to stay in their homes and receive the appropriate care. Unfortunately, I see the Chair is rising a little sooner than I would have liked.
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Context: House Hansard - 46 - Mar/25/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Mar/25/22 11:27:15 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, this allows me to highlight the role, importance and benefits of a federation that has been working together for more than two years. The reason why Canada was able to emerge from the pandemic earlier and in better shape than many other countries is that we had the benefit of a federation where governments worked together to deliver 81 million doses of vaccines, 400 million rapid tests and several billion pieces of PPE. We were able to provide assistance to those who needed it. Fully $8 out of very $10 was provided for people to buy groceries, even if they were unemployed because of the pandemic. All of that was possible because of the strength of our federation.
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Context: House Hansard - 46 - Mar/25/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Mar/25/22 11:53:11 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, this is a question about Service Canada, which I like very much. I used to be the minister responsible for Service Canada and I still remember how hard the workers at Service Canada work every day. It has been very difficult for them over the last two years because of family stress and professional stress. I think we all want to thank and congratulate them for their work and for continuing to do so.
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