Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I would be honoured, and I welcome working with the member and listening to the concerns and issues she has. I look forward to that engagement.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, yes. In fact, I have had conversations with the Minister of Rural Economic Development. I recognize that that is in my mandate letter. It is one of the reasons why we have conducted surveys in order to get information from the public to determine what services are impo

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, yes, I do. I was very pleased to see that in my mandate letter.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I will work with the member, take the input that she has, learn from her experiences and work collaboratively as we move forward with Canada Post.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, we absolutely want to work with Canada Post. We actually did that survey in order to hear from Canadians. The member read from my mandate letter. It talks about the services that are important to Canadians. We need to know what those services are. That was the reason f

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, if we go back to March 2020, when COVID descended upon us, we were in a very different situation. We did not have one vaccine that was approved. The provinces and territories needed the assistance, which is why the federal government got into that procurement business.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, the government has made significant investments in terms of the crisis that we have at hand with opioids, and the vaccines that we have procured were procured because we knew that we needed those vaccines across the country.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, as I have said, I am happy to work with the member. I appreciate his advocacy. Our government has made significant investments. The Prime Minister has appointed the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions. She is working very hard on this. We have made investments, a

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I appreciate the impact that this is having. I am, as a part of this government, always willing to work to address this crisis. However, we have made investments and taken measures, and these investments are making a significant difference. There is more that is going

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I think that our government is seized with this, and we are going to continue to implement further measures in addition to the $800 million that we have committed. I know that the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions is working very hard on this matter.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, as I have said, we have taken significant steps in procurement. We know that there is work that we can do, and we are undertaking that work. The work has led to a 57.6% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, a 19% reduction in the remaining emissions expected by 2025

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, to develop a buy clean strategy for Canada's infrastructure projects, PSPC is working with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's centre for greening government; National Resources Canada; Infrastructure Canada; Innovation, Science and Economic Development; and the

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I think the member knows that I am a person with a very collaborative spirit. This place functions best when we work collaboratively and work together. I am always open to discuss ideas and so, of course, I will move forward and have conversations with the member about

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I want to express my gratitude to everyone in the House, the workers at the table, the pages and everyone who has spent time here this evening. I appreciate that support and their efforts. I hope that everyone has a really happy and enjoyable long weekend.

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