Mr. Speaker, as of today, 9% of Canadians and 11% of Quebeckers have been vaccinated. With the threat of variants, every country with a vaccination rate of around 8% to 9% is locking down again. That is the case for France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Germany and the Netherlands, and Belgium is seriously considering it.
Joanne Liu, who has a lot of experience in the field with pandemic management, told us many times a few months ago that we had to stop playing yo-yo with people because it has a serious impact on their mental health. Today's motion mentions mental health. Yes, we do have to give people hope again, but we cannot toy with people and give them false hope.