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House Hansard - 82

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 6, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 82 - Jun/6/22
Mr. Stephen Ellis (Cumberland—Colchester, CPC)
  • Jun/6/22 2:51:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, would the minister responsible please explain the mandate rule for unvaccinated travellers who wish to access federally regulated ferries such as Marine Atlantic?
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Context: House Hansard - 82 - Jun/6/22
Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and to the Minister of Sport, Lib.)
  • Jun/6/22 2:51:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am proud to stand and answer the question from my colleague, who has been great to collaborate with on the health committee. I do not have any data in front of me with respect to ferries, but I am happy to look it up for him. I would also like to say that right now Nova Scotians are 65.7% triple vaccinated, so there is still room for improvement. I hope my colleagues opposite will continue to consider encouraging their constituents to get a third dose, because that is the best way to protect us and our communities from COVID‑19.
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Context: House Hansard - 82 - Jun/6/22
Mr. Stephen Ellis (Cumberland—Colchester, CPC)
  • Jun/6/22 2:51:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, perhaps I should sit on that side as a minister, because the rules are very easy to find. They say that for essential travel under 24 hours on a Marine Atlantic ferry, unvaccinated people can access ferries. Why air travel is different from marine ferry travel I do not know. There are no 24-hour flights inside of Canada, nor indeed around the world. Sadly, this indicates clearly that the ongoing mandates for air travel are only vindictive political punishment. When will the Prime Minister allow Canadians to return to prepandemic normal?
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Context: House Hansard - 82 - Jun/6/22
Mr. Dan Muys (Flamborough—Glanbrook, CPC)
  • Jun/6/22 3:28:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am presenting this petition from my constituents and Canadians across the country who want to see an end to the federal vaccine mandates, especially for domestic travel. These petitioners note that the vaccine mandates imposed on Canadians taking domestic flights, trains and ferries are an unreasonable infringement of their rights and freedoms. They ask the government to abolish the mandates.
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