House of Commons Hansard #37 of the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was chair.
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Madam Chair, who is going to pay for the COVID-19 vaccine doses, the federal government or provincial government?
Patty Hajdu Liberal Thunder Bay—Superior North, ON
Madam Chair, as I said earlier in the House, no Canadian will have to pay for a vaccination.
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Madam Chair, that is not what I asked. Will the provincial government or the federal government be paying for doses of COVID-19 vaccines?
Patty Hajdu Liberal Thunder Bay—Superior North, ON
Madam Chair, I can speak to the incredible investments that we have made already to the provinces to fight COVID-19, in fact $19 billion through the state—
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Madam Chair, who is going to pay for the doses of COVID-19 vaccines, the federal government or provincial government?
Patty Hajdu Liberal Thunder Bay—Superior North, ON
Madam Chair, in Alberta, there are $22 billion in supports to that province in terms of safe restart money, supports for—
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Madam Chair, it is probably going to cost a lot, so maybe she should tell the provinces if she is expecting them to pay. Is she expecting them to pay for the doses of the COVID-19 vaccine?
Patty Hajdu Liberal Thunder Bay—Superior North, ON
Madam Chair, we have been there for provinces and territories in historic ways, including in her province with more than $22 billion in support for—
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Madam Chair, how much will it cost to vaccinate every Albertan against COVID-19?
Patty Hajdu Liberal Thunder Bay—Superior North, ON
Madam Chair, what I can say is Canadians will not have to pay for vaccination in this country.
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Madam Chair, will the Government of Alberta have to pay for the COVID-19 vaccine?
Patty Hajdu Liberal Thunder Bay—Superior North, ON
Madam Chair, I am so pleased that we have been able to be there for the Government of Alberta as it fights against COVID-19 with a transfer of—
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Madam Chair, she must realize how glib she sounds. It is a very simple question.
The Deputy Chair NDP Carol Hughes
I want to remind the member that she can ask a question. She can criticize the government, but she cannot use that type of language or make those types of remarks against an individual.
The hon. member for Calgary Nose Hill.
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Madam Chair, fair enough. The response was glib. Will the federal government be paying for the COVID-19 vaccines, or will that be the responsibility of the provincial governments to bear?
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Patty Hajdu Liberal Thunder Bay—Superior North, ON
Madam Chair, Canadians should be comforted by the fact that no Canadian will have to pay for vaccination in this country.
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Madam Chair, will the federal government be paying for the vaccine or will the provincial governments be paying for it?
Patty Hajdu Liberal Thunder Bay—Superior North, ON
Madam Chair, every step of the way we have been there for provinces and territories, including $1.3 billion in safe restart funds, a total of $22 billion—
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Madam Chair, will the federal government be transferring extra money to the provinces to pay for the COVID-19 vaccine?
Patty Hajdu Liberal Thunder Bay—Superior North, ON
Madam Chair, every step of the way, we have been there for provinces and territories, including in procuring PPE, testing capacity, data capacity, contact—