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House Hansard - 45

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 24, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 45 - Mar/24/22
Mr. Gord Johns (Courtenay—Alberni, NDP)
  • Mar/24/22 3:59:55 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I really enjoyed listening to my colleague's speech and his expertise on this. I do appreciate that my colleague also supports and agrees that COVID-19 vaccines do provide strong protection against severe illness, hospitalization and deaths. Does my colleague agree Canada should support the TRIPS waiver at the WTO to expand global vaccine production, especially for middle and lower-income countries?
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Context: House Hansard - 45 - Mar/24/22
Ms. Laurel Collins (Victoria, NDP)
  • Mar/24/22 4:12:09 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I want to follow up on a question from my colleague for Courtenay—Alberni, because the Conservative member he asked did not answer the question. I am curious if this member will answer. Do the Conservatives support the TRIPS waiver? Do they support temporarily waiving intellectual property rights, so that low-income countries can produce their own vaccines and we can protect the whole world?
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Context: House Hansard - 45 - Mar/24/22
Ms. Laurel Collins (Victoria, NDP)
  • Mar/24/22 4:30:42 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for his amazing work chairing our environment and sustainable development committee. I would like to ask the hon. member about his government's decision not to support the TRIPS waiver. We know that vaccination is key around the world to keeping people in low-income countries safe but also to keeping people here in Canada safe. I am curious if the member agrees that we need to temporarily waive intellectual property rights so that low-income countries could produce vaccines and save lives.
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