Mr. Speaker, we now have safe and effective vaccines available in Canada. We need to vaccinate as many Canadians as possible as quickly as possible. To maximize resistance in Canada to COVID-19, NACI has recommended that second doses can be safely delayed by up to four months. We will continue working with provinces and territories to ensure that communities are protected and that they are supported by science in the decisions that they make around spacing of vaccines.
In the House of Commons on March 24th, 2021. See this statement in context.