Madam Speaker, allow me, as a British Columbian, to really express solidarity with what the people of Ontario are going through. I have heard the interviews with critical care nurses and ICU doctors and it is really devastating to hear the strain they are going through and the incredibly difficult decisions they are having to make.
My colleague knows the situation in Ontario and I know he has talked a lot about the vaccines, but that is going to take some time. I want to know what the federal government can be doing now. If the situation gets significantly worse in the days and weeks ahead in Ontario, does he think there might be room for the federal government to actually start declaring that we do have a public welfare emergency? We could maybe start constructing hospitals and free up emergency money to provide for paid sick leave. Does he believe there might be room for that team Canada approach with a captain at the helm?