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House Hansard - 30

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 14, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 30 - Feb/14/22
Mr. Damien Kurek (Battle River—Crowfoot, CPC)
  • Feb/14/22 7:02:14 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-10 
Madam Speaker, the question around rapid tests has been a significant one. In the province of Alberta, it actually took the provincial government taking their own initiative and requiring, I believe and I could be corrected, an exception from Health Canada in order for them to even procure these rapid tests. I find it interesting that we are debating this. It is an important tool to fight COVID, yet it seems like it is maybe a little late when these have been called for, for a very long time. I wonder if the member would have further comments on that.
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Context: House Hansard - 30 - Feb/14/22
Mr. Damien Kurek (Battle River—Crowfoot, CPC)
  • Feb/14/22 7:18:43 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-10 
Madam Speaker, there has been a lot of discussion around the role of the provincial government and the role of the federal government, and then, of course, there is the role of municipalities as well. Specifically, when it comes to rapid tests, I know the Province of Alberta was forced to procure tests at a significant expense because the federal government simply did not have the supply to keep up with the demand at the time. It appears that this bill is spending significant dollars to endeavour to address a problem that was really significant a number of months ago, but certainly one can call into question the relevance of that today. I am confused about how Liberals invoke closure to send the bill to the Senate, which is adjourned this week so they can debate it next week. Does the member have comments on those points?
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