Mr. Speaker, on the contrary, we have been transparent with Canadians that our first and most important job is to protect their health and to prevent against the importation of the virus. As I just mentioned to the member's colleague, over 34 million vaccines have been shipped to the provinces and territories to date, and 65.6% of Canadians have received one dose. Canada is the first in the G7, the G20 and the OECD for population that received at least one dose and we are administering second doses now. That is great news for everyone because we are better protected and we can see our lives coming back.
In the House of Commons on June 17th, 2021. See this statement in context.