National Defence committee  I guess it's because they're afraid it will lead to other things. But we have never been given a clear explanation of why that apology is not forthcoming.

Foreign Affairs committee  I think the second question was in regard to a clear framework that's put forward by the department. I think Madam Fortier spoke on that earlier.

Information & Ethics committee  Well, I think it's clear for everyone here that you're obstructing my point of order, Mr. Chairman.

Finance committee  The high levels of uncertainty and risk also underscore the importance of a fiscal plan with clear targets for budget balances and debt. In the same vein, quarterly reports that highlight activities, outlays or expenses related to budget implementation, in addition to commitments, will help us understand the nature and impact of budget stimulus measures on economic recovery.

Official Languages committee  Official languages visibility was increased by focusing on specific areas of concern, like linguistic rights, and offering clear and accessible information to all civilian employees, military personnel and their dependents. Articles, pamphlets, presentations, kiosks, posters and brochures are among the major activities that took place in the last year or are currently taking place.

House debate  There is a great deal of chaos and misinformation in the meantime. I cannot say that we have had clear information about how things will actually be delivered, either in the preventative vaccination or in the post-illness treatment.

House debate  This afternoon at 4:30 Whitehorse time another school-age girl passed away. This is one of the reasons we are having this emergency debate. It is clear that the government has failed Canadians in the rollout. It has failed Canadians in public education. It has failed in coming up with a plan to resolve the untenable situation that we have right now.

House debate  It paid dearly for vaccine from Australia and asked GSK—in a politically motivated and amateurish decision—to alter its production line to produce non-adjuvanted vaccine when it suddenly realized that it had nothing to give the highest-risk group, pregnant women. It is clear that everything is not okay. Someone is hiding the truth. Whether that someone is the government, well, if one looks at how it has handled this matter from the beginning, some serious questions have to be asked.

House debate  Provinces and territories, which have the lead responsibility for administering the vaccine, rely on this extraordinary partnership to make clear and consistent information available to health professionals and ordinary citizens. We are moving forward together. Canada's vaccine supplier, GSK, has informed us that the vaccine supply being shipped across Canada will be lower next week.

House debate  The member opposite does not talk about the message and the consistency or the lack of clarity in the message. I am wondering if she could provide any information as to what consistent, clear information the government is providing to the provinces, to parents, to Canadians, as it relates to booster shots for children. I know the Winnipeg regional health authority has told parents to bring their children back for a booster shot 21 days after they get their first inoculation.

House debate  I have been in the chamber many times during question period when our Minister of Health has been very clear that Canadians could expect the rollout of this vaccine in the first week of November. In fact, we were earlier than that. The other thing that I think Canadians need to be reminded of is that Canada has more vaccine available per capita than any other country in the world.

House debate  Many more Canadians will continue to get their shots over the coming weeks as more vaccine becomes available. Let me make one point very clear. There is not a shortage of vaccine. Every Canadian will be able to have the vaccine by Christmas. There has been a tremendous uptake since the campaign began. We are encouraged by the fact that Canadians see the importance of being vaccinated against this pandemic flu.

House debate  Madam Speaker, the member opposite has attempted to say that we are politicizing a public health problem. It should be perfectly clear that we are doing our job. For months, my hon. colleague, based on her experience of many years in family medicine, has been patiently taking the government to task, asking it to do its job.

House debate  This is a government that has spent something like 10 times more on its own publicity, publicizing its own highly partisan infrastructure program than it has spent on public health information. This is the most astonishing failure of all of the government's failures. Clean, clear public information that everybody can understand is the right of every Canadian citizen. We could have avoided the anguish in all the Canadian households had the government done its job.

House debate  The Chief Public Health Officer for Canada has the responsibility to find a consensus with his counterparts on the science and then give the best possible advice to Canadians. Canadians needed clear and unambiguous messages. Instead, there were too many opinions and conflicting guidelines, and the resulting dangerous confusion. His job is also to give the best possible advice to the Minister of Health, including his assessment of the need for additional resources for communication and/or improving front line public health capacity.