Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise today to address the failings of the government.
Throughout the fall of 2020, the Liberals spent time, effort and taxpayer dollars filibustering for dozens of hours across committees, all in the name of a cover-up to protect the Prime Minister's interests, to protect the Prime Minister from the consequences and accountability that go along with corruption. It is the same old song and dance with the Liberals, even during a pandemic.
While they were dialled in on this cover-up, they were dropping the ball on the pandemic response, including on rapid testing and vaccines. Like so many times before, the Liberals put their friends and insiders first, ahead of everyday Canadians, so they could protect their own interests.
They could have been working on bolstering domestic production capacity for vaccines. They could have been ensuring that we had delivery guarantees for vaccines. However, because of misguided selfishness, Canadians are left in the dark. We are left behind the rest of the world and are left in lockdown in many places across our country.
Canadians need to know when they will be vaccinated if they wish to receive a vaccine. They need to have access to rapid testing. They need to get their livelihoods and lives back on track. We need to return to some semblance of normalcy.
Canadians deserve good, ethical government. They deserve a government that will put the needs and interests of Canadians ahead of self-interests. We need a government that puts Canada first, because the great Canadian comeback starts right here at home.
With so much going on, members from 338 constituencies have been willing to work together to get results for Canadians. However, we have a government that wanted to shut down committees, shut down the House and then, when we came back, shut down debate.
When is the government going to put the needs of Canadians first, ahead of its insiders' needs and those of its Liberal friends?