House Hansard - 75

44th Parl. 1st Sess.

May 19, 2022 10:00AM

Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)

May/19/22 11:21:35 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I agree with much of what the hon. member had to say, and particularly with what the member for Skeena—Bulkley Valley also pointed out: that current delays in Canadian airports seem to be more of a staffing problem. I am concerned that the premise of the motion before us today, and much of the debate, has been that somehow Canada is an outlier and that everybody else has stopped having restrictions. All morning, while I have been waiting for my chance to speak, I have been checking out websites to see what countries we could go to where there are no restrictions at arrival. I cannot find any countries I could visit like that. I did find Ireland, but not the vast majority: for example, Mexico, Germany, France, Italy or Morocco, and I could go on and on. Does the hon. parliamentary secretary have a reliable list that would tell Canadians there are these countries that no longer require people to be vaccinated to visit, that no longer require any tests or documentation of any kind? There are very few. The vast majority still have roughly the same restrictions as Canada.

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Ms. Annie Koutrakis

May/19/22 11:22:40 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, ultimately, each country is responsible for the safety and security of its own people. Each country is experiencing unique factors, such as vaccine availability, as per my speech, the vaccination rate and the number of hospitalizations. Each country adjusts its measures to best fit its unique context. I agree with the hon. member that perhaps there should be a list compiled of all the various countries and what their requirements are, because a one-stop shop to find this information would be very beneficial not only to Canadians wanting to travel, but also to everyone around the world who needs that information at a moment's notice.

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Mr. Ryan Williams (Bay of Quinte, CPC)

May/19/22 11:24:55 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in listening today and in responding to the member's last comments, we have countries around the world that have lifted all restrictions, including the U.K., the U.S., Sweden, Norway and Mexico. I am going to ask the parliamentary secretary a specific question. What specific advice are we getting from our health experts that is allowing Canada to make the decision to continue restrictions? What is the specific advice we are getting?

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Ms. Kristina Michaud (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, BQ)

May/19/22 2:41:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canada is one of the 10 worst countries in the world for climate bombs. It is on the same list as Russia, China and Saudi Arabia, the list of rogue countries that together threaten our climate future. Canada is also one of the countries that has the most to gain from the green transition, and yet the development of fossil fuels still comes first. These gigatonne carbon bomb projects must be scrapped altogether. We also need to ask ourselves why, in 2022, the fossil fuel sector is still receiving public funds.

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Mr. Richard Bragdon (Tobique—Mactaquac, CPC)

May/19/22 4:47:08 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I appreciate this opportunity, and I commend my colleague across the way. Just last week, we were both rising in the House to speak on a matter and were in agreement and shared some commonality. It is always a good thing when that happens. With regard to this matter, the challenge before us is that many people, even in my riding of Tobique—Mactaquac, which is a border riding, are being crushed by the ongoing restrictions and mandates at the federal level. They affect tourism and are even affecting families. Some seniors have difficulty with the ArriveCAN app and the confusion it is causing. It is an unnecessary burden and weight. When we have asked repeatedly for the Prime Minister to provide the science behind, and rationale for, keeping these restrictions and mandates in place, he has not provided any. We have international precedents from countries all over the EU, our biggest trading partner south of the border and countries all around the world that have dropped restrictions and mandates. Why is Canada behind the rest of the world and not following the science that has been clearly established everywhere else? I ask that of my hon. colleague.

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Mr. Mark Gerretsen (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (Senate), Lib.)

May/19/22 5:02:31 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, what the member is saying is just untrue. The reality is that he wants to make it seem as though Canada is the only country that has travel restrictions. The update today is that, of all the countries in the world, 21% are considered fully open, 64% are considered open with restrictions and 14% are considered closed. Why would this member get up in the House and suggest that every other country in the world is fully open when it is just not true?

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