Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for Hamilton Mountain for that very clear and passionate speech.
She referenced the CBC exchange, and I have a bit of the transcript here.
The CBC says, “Who will you deem to be essential?”
The President of the Treasury Board says, “Well, I'm not going to be on your show to decide that right now, but I think we have to be fair and reasonable who we deem essential.”
CBC: “Well, can you give us an example, because...people want to know”.
The President of the Treasury Board: “Border guards.”
CBC: “Okay. I mean scientists, government scientists, would they be deemed essential?”
The President of the Treasury Board: “Look, you're going through a speculative question-and-answer and I am not going to indulge you with that.”
CBC: “Well, when will you tell the public that?”
The President of the Treasury Board: “When we are ready to tell the public.”
I wonder if the member could tell us what happened next.