Justin Trudeau

[Ethics, October 21st, 2020]

Mr. Speaker, since day one we have taken action to ensure that we have the supplies needed to keep Canadians safe and healthy. Canada is well equipped with ventilators. We are now using less than 10% of our current capacity. We have received thousands and will be receiving thousands more in the coming weeks.

Following the recommendation of an expert review panel, and at the request of PHAC, PSPC officials awarded the contract to FTI for 10,000 ventilators. PSPC has no involvement with agreements reached between FTI and its suppliers.

[Ethics, October 21st, 2020]

Mr. Speaker, I would not want people to worry. We are currently using 10% of our ventilator capacity. We have received more than 3,500 and we will be taking delivery of more ventilators in the coming weeks.

As far as the contract is concerned, we are acting on the recommendation of an expert review panel and at the request of the Public Health Agency of Canada. Public Services and Procurement Canada officials awarded a contract for 10,000 ventilators to FTI. PSPC has no involvement with agreements reached between FTI and its suppliers.

[Ethics, October 21st, 2020]

Mr. Speaker, from day one we have taken action to ensure we have the supplies needed to keep Canadians safe and healthy. An important part of our strategy consists of establishing partnerships with industry to guarantee a safe supply of ventilators.

I would not want my hon. colleague to mislead the House. There is no contract for ventilators between Public Services and Procurement and Baylis Medical.

Canada is well equipped. We are using a little less than 10% of our current ventilator capacity.

[Public Safety, October 21st, 2020]

Mr. Speaker, the safety and security of Canadians and our communities will always be our number one priority.

At the same time, we will continue to work with our allies, our partners and security and intelligence agencies to make the best decision for Canada. We will continue to do what is in the best interests of Canadians.

[Public Safety, October 21st, 2020]

Mr. Speaker, emerging 5G technologies have the potential to meet an explosion in consumer and industrial demand for faster and higher-capacity networks. We want to ensure that Canadians benefit from the latest 5G innovations. At the same time, the safety and security of Canadians will always be our number one priority. We will never compromise on issues of national security. That is why we are working with our allies, and with our experts in intelligence and security services, to take the right decision for Canadians.

[Ethics, October 20th, 2020]

Mr. Speaker, we want Parliament to work, which is why we have proposed a special committee to look into government spending in the exceptional circumstances of this pandemic. However, the Conservative opposition put forward a motion that very clearly outlines a fact the Leader of the Opposition himself admitted earlier today: He does not have confidence in this government to manage the pandemic.

Now the opposition parties have a choice. Do they want to make Parliament work and work for Canadians, or do they want to vote non-confidence and trigger an election? The choice is theirs. On this side of the House, we are going to keep working for Canadians.

[Ethics, October 20th, 2020]

Mr. Speaker, we have proposed a special committee to review government spending and investments. We are more than happy to make this Parliament work and that is what we are proposing. During this time of crisis, we will be working for Canadians. Yesterday, there were 2,400 new cases of COVID-19 and there are 22,000 active cases of COVID-19 in Canada. We will continue to focus on the current health crisis and economic crisis. We will be there to protect Canadians and deliver the goods and we hope that the opposition will do the same.

[Ethics, October 20th, 2020]

Mr. Speaker, it is the Bloc Québécois, not us, that has been talking about an election for months now. We remain focused on the work we need to do for Canadians. We will continue to deliver the goods every day, through the business subsidy, direct assistance to accounts and assistance that continues through the CERB, which has transitioned to EI. We will stay focused on Canadians and we hope the opposition parties will continue to work with us to deliver for Canadians.

It is up to the opposition to decide if they want an election.

[Ethics, October 20th, 2020]

Mr. Speaker, we do indeed have other things to do in the House. Every day, we work to deliver the goods to Canadians, to small businesses struggling because of COVID-19, to seniors in long-term care facilities who are worried, and to Canadians across the country who are concerned about our health care system, the public health situation and the future of their children.

That is why those of us on this side of the House are working so hard to deliver the goods for Canadians. That is what we will keep doing, and we hope the opposition parties will keep trying to make this minority Parliament work.

[Ethics, October 20th, 2020]

Mr. Speaker, with what the Leader of the Opposition said this morning, with the motion he put forward in his own name and even with the question he is asking, he is demonstrating clearly that he has lost confidence in the government's ability to manage the pandemic. The question he has put before the House, which will be voted on tomorrow, is whether or not the government has lost the confidence of Parliament.

We believe we need to continue to work together in Parliament to deliver, which is why we are proposing a special committee to look into government spending. That is why we will continue to focus on Canadians, while Conservatives focus on politics.