Health  Mr. Speaker, I am happy to correct my hon. colleague and point out that, in February, Dr. Kobinger did in fact receive a $1-million federal grant for his research from the COVID-19 rapid research funding opportunity. We will always invest in promising Canadian solutions that wil

Health  Mr. Speaker, I can hear the Bloc Québécois leader's frustration at seeing a federal government investing in Quebeckers and Canadians, being there for people as we have been from the start, being there to support Quebec families, Quebec workers and Quebec scientists and researcher

Health  Mr. Speaker, since the start of the pandemic, our priority in the House, and in the government's work, has been to help Canadians and pass legislation to support families, seniors and youth. That is what we have been doing in partnership with many members on all sides of the Hous

Health  Mr. Speaker, we know well that in a minority Parliament the government does not have the sole power to decide when we go into an election. The opposition members have a role to play not only in providing confidence for the House, but also by being able to function appropriately t

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, over the past number of years we have always been very clear with China when we disagreed on human rights. We have real concerns about the treatment of the Uighurs in Xinjiang and the situation in Hong Kong. We have continued to express our concern and demonstrate ou

Employment  Mr. Speaker, as a part of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Canada joins countries such as Australia, France, Germany, India, Italy, South Korea and the U.K. in promoting growth around the world. Indeed, when the Leader of the Opposition brings up support for workers, l

Health  Mr. Speaker, on the contrary, from the very beginning we valued the work of scientific and industry experts who were volunteering their time to ensure sound, evidence-based decisions during the pandemic on the vaccine task force, which has a robust conflict of interest process in

Health  Mr. Speaker, from the outset, we have relied on experts who have given us recommendations on investments we could make here in Canada to advance the biopharmaceutical industry. We invested up to $173 million in Medicago in Quebec City and $4 million in Glycovax Pharma in Montrea

Health  Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to report that this week, we will receive more than 400,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, and they are arriving in the provinces and territories as we speak. We know there are still minor delays in vaccine delivery, but we have seen that of the 1.2

Health  Mr. Speaker, I am quite disappointed by my hon. colleague's suggestion that politics played a part in this. We have been clear from the very beginning that we would listen to the recommendations from experts and scientists about our vaccination plan. We did everything we could t

Health  Mr. Speaker, I know that, in a previous life, my hon. colleague frequently worked with contracts, so he knows very well that many commercial contracts include confidentiality requirements. We have been transparent with Canadians about the contracts we have signed. We have been t

Health  Mr. Speaker, yes, that is what we have been doing from the beginning. We are mobilizing all the necessary resources to vaccinate as many Canadians as possible as quickly as possible. That is why I am so relieved to say that we are on track to meet our targets for the end of Marc

Health  Mr. Speaker, unlike the NDP, apparently, we understand Canada's Constitution and respect provincial responsibilities on health care delivery. We have worked hand in hand with the provinces from the very beginning to deliver vaccines for Canadians. We are moving forward on suppor

Employment  Mr. Speaker, it is interesting to hear the Leader of the Opposition calling for a national strategy on rapid testing when he does not want us to have a national strategy on keeping elders safe in long-term care homes. However, I will get back to rapid testing. We delivered, this

Health  Mr. Speaker, back in November, we announced to Canadians our vaccination plan that would see six million vaccinations in the first quarter, by the end of March, and have everyone vaccinated by September. I can say that, with over 400,000 vaccines from Pfizer arriving this week, w