Stephen Harper

[Health, October 20th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, in fact, the Government of Canada has been, on an ongoing basis, donating essential equipment to the fight against Ebola, some 2.5 million dollars' worth. That includes 1.5 million gloves, 2 million face shields, and 1.2 million isolation gowns. The first shipment has occurred and more shipments will be occurring.

[Health, October 20th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, again, the leader of the NDP has his facts wrong.

The reality is that the vaccine was invented by the Public Health Agency of Canada. Canada owns the rights. It was a decision by the World Health Organization that delayed it from being deployed. We are pleased to see the WHO is taking action.

[Health, October 20th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, I already informed the leader of the NDP some time ago that he had his facts wrong on this particular matter, and he continues to have them wrong.

The vaccine in question was invented by the Public Health Agency of Canada. In fact, the Government of Canada owns the rights. However, it was not a matter of rights that was delaying that vaccine being deployed. It was a decision by the World Health Organization. Obviously, we are pleased to see the WHO is now acting.

[Canada Revenue Agency, October 20th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, there are review processes in place for the Canada Revenue Agency that have been there for many years, long predating this government. These are not political decisions or political matters.

[Citizenship and Immigration, October 8th, 2014]

Once again, Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration has addressed that particular question on a number of occasions.

I look at the numbers that the leader of the Liberal Party is throwing around. We have an organization in the region destabilizing an entire region and threatening to turn yet millions more people into refugees. There is no solution involved in simply a refugee response. If we want to stop ISIL, we have to do more than a refugee and humanitarian response, which we are doing. We also have to take a military response. That is what the international community and Canada are doing.

[Citizenship and Immigration, October 8th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, as the Minister of International Development has explained from the beginning, the Government of Canada is one of the leading donors to the humanitarian crisis in this region. We will continue to do our part.

The Islamic State terrorist organization is creating millions of refugees, and we will not be able to stop it without military action.

[Insternational Development, October 8th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, the government, as the Minister of International Development said yesterday, has been one of the leading donors to the humanitarian crisis in this region, and we will continue to be so.

However, let us be very clear. There can be no solution to the refugee crisis if we simply let ISIL go on and create millions more refugees in this region. That is part of the reason why this mission is so necessary.

[National Defence, October 8th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, I can confirm to the House that the CF-18s will be deployed from 4 Wing Cold Lake, the Polaris will be deployed from 8 Wing Trenton, and the Auroras will be deployed from 14 Wing Greenwood.

I know that the military is continuing to work on the deployment plan, and I am not in a position at this point to confirm where that deployment will be.

[National Defence, October 8th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, the government has no intention of engaging in a war against Syria, Iraq or any other country in that region. We are engaging in a military mission against the Islamic State, and we believe it is important that that terrorist organization not have any safe haven in the region.

[International Development, October 8th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, I have asked and confirmed that there is no intellectual property matter involved in the non-delivery of this vaccine. The vaccine is available to the World Health Organization. The World Health Organization at this point, for its own reasons, has decided not to deploy it. However, it is not due to that reason, and it is available to the WHO.