Lianne Rood on COVID-19 Emergency Response

In the House of Commons on October 28th, 2020. See this statement in context.

COVID-19 Emergency ResponseOral Questions

October 28th, 2020 / 2:40 p.m.

Conservative

Lianne Rood Conservative Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, ON

And friends in the big grocery business.

Mr. Speaker, the mandatory isolation program is about to expire on October 31, which is this Saturday. While the isolation protocols are still in place for seasonal workers, Canadian farmers are already stretched to the max with COVID-19 mitigation, with market losses and loss of sales, and with AgriStability not working as it should.

Canada's food security requires decisive action. Will the Prime Minister at least commit to the bare minimum to extend the mandatory isolation support program now?

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