Statements Regarding COVID-19  , during which members will be able to move motions, call witnesses and question ministers and senior government officials. We cannot wait for this pandemic to be over to hold the government to account. Parliament has a vital role right now. We will get better results for Canadians

COVID-19 Pandemic  Mr. Chair, on March 12, I asked if the government had secured a supplier to provide additional ventilators. The Deputy Prime Minister told the House, “We are already leading a bulk national procurement effort to ensure Canadians have the necessary medical equipment.” Can the Pri

COVID-19 Pandemic  Mr. Chair, on March 25, the finance minister told the Senate that help for the energy sector was coming within hours or days, not weeks. It has now been two and a half weeks since that date, with no announcement. Reports are circulating that a proposal did in fact go to cabinet b

COVID-19 Pandemic  Mr. Chair, he left out the quadruple challenge, and that was his government's cancelling of projects. We remember that it was his finance minister who promised help was coming in days, not weeks. People who are suffering because of this crisis are suffering in real time and canno

COVID-19 Pandemic  Mr. Chair, these are very simple yes-or-no questions. Was this information from the military intelligence report shared with the Public Health Agency of Canada, yes or no?

COVID-19 Pandemic   reopen when this crisis is over. Will the Prime Minister consider this proposal to ensure that there are jobs for Canadians to go back to at the end of this pandemic?

COVID-19 Pandemic  Mr. Chair, I have a yes or no question. Military intelligence warned of the deadly coronavirus in a briefing to the government in early January. Did the Prime Minister, his office or any member of the cabinet see these briefings, yes or no?

COVID-19 Pandemic  Mr. Chair, did any member of the cabinet see that intelligence from our military, yes or no?

COVID-19 Pandemic  Mr. Chair, the question was and is this: Did any member of the cabinet see that military intelligence, yes or no?

COVID-19 Pandemic  Mr. Chair, we know that the intelligence exists and we know that the military warned the government of the dangers of the coronavirus in early January. After January 22, how many people did the government allow into Canada from the Hubei province, the province from which the viru

COVID-19 Pandemic  Mr. Chair, how many people were allowed into Canada from Hubei province after the government received intelligence from our military showing the danger of the coronavirus?

COVID-19 Pandemic  Mr. Chair, after the government received intelligence from our military about the dangers of the coronavirus in China, it allowed 2,000 people from the Hubei province, the most affected province, to come into Canada. Were these 2,000 people quarantined, yes or no?

COVID-19 Pandemic  Mr. Chair, they were told to self-isolate but not required to self-isolate. Therefore, the government allowed thousands of people into this country who came from the affected regions, even though the government had briefings explaining the danger of doing just that. On which dat

COVID-19 Pandemic  Mr. Chair, the United States has delivered 220,000 loans and wage subsidies to small businesses. The money has already been in the hands of small business employers for weeks now south of the border. In Canada, the applications just opened for the $40,000 emergency business loa

COVID-19 Pandemic  Mr. Chair, this is for the Minister of Employment. Will expectant parents who will no longer meet their necessary hours to access full parental leave benefits due to COVID-19 layoffs be granted any assistance to ensure they can access those benefits?