Mr. Speaker, I can understand the hon. member being upset and suggesting that the questions that are being asked are political, but he is wrong. It is the duty of the Government of Canada to protect the people of Canada in an epidemic and in such a public health crisis as the current one. It is also the responsibility of the members of the opposition to ask the government why it has not fulfilled its responsibility to do exactly that.
Other countries, knowing about the same pandemic, the same global flu, were able to put into place the preparations to take care of those who are susceptible and vulnerable. Also, the job of good public health is to stem the spread of contagion. This is something the government did not pay attention to. It did not get enough vaccination. There were many other companies, not just the one company, that it could get vaccination from. It did not do that. As a result, now the people who are susceptible are afraid and now the spread is of great concern. There is no vaccine for people who need it. This is something the government must answer for. It is not political; it is a very real accountability issue.