Juno News - January 29, 2022


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In this episode, I sit down with Andrew Yang, a Conservative MP for the riding of Peterborough North-Westminster, to talk about the anti-vaccination movement, the pandemic, and the government's overreach with public health mandates.

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00:00:00.000 Why are you on Parliament Hill?
00:00:01.940 Why wouldn't I be?
00:00:03.000 This is democracy.
00:00:04.140 This is what democracy is all about.
00:00:06.280 People believe that the government has overstepped with mandates
00:00:10.660 and they're here to exercise their democratic right.
00:00:14.220 We give, people give the government the power to act in accordance with their values.
00:00:20.880 The government does not have any independent power.
00:00:24.720 It is us that confer the power on the government.
00:00:27.700 And where they overstep, the people have a right to voice their opinions.
00:00:32.460 What we've seen in the last year with demonization of people,
00:00:36.900 turning people against each other,
00:00:38.920 the hatred that has been spewed from the highest levels is completely unacceptable.
00:00:44.500 And the people have had enough.
00:00:46.200 And so they're here to voice their opinions.
00:00:48.300 And I support any peaceful act of democracy.
00:00:52.540 And all I've seen here is loving, law-abiding Canadians expressing their voice,
00:00:58.760 which they're entitled to do.
00:00:59.900 So why wouldn't I be here, Andrew?
00:01:01.600 Do you feel like the Conservatives have done an adequate job
00:01:04.760 at representing these people throughout the pandemic in the last couple of years
00:01:08.160 or even in the time that you've been in office, the last few months?
00:01:11.060 Well, I've always spoken out.
00:01:12.580 You've seen that I've always spoken out from the very beginning
00:01:15.580 about things that concerned my constituents.
00:01:19.060 I will always be a voice for my constituents, and I will never be silenced.
00:01:24.360 So I believe that MPs have said and acted in accordance
00:01:29.740 with the voices of their constituents, yes.
00:01:32.420 For a lot of people, this is not about whether you're pro or anti-vaccination.
00:01:36.320 It's about a more fundamental message, which is about government overreach.
00:01:39.940 Is that resonating with what you're hearing from your constituents on the ground?
00:01:43.300 Absolutely.
00:01:43.800 There are, whether you're vaccinated or not vaccinated, it's about the mandates
00:01:49.380 and whether or not these mandates are fair, whether they adhere to a public health principle,
00:01:57.200 because that's what we're concerned about.
00:01:59.000 We want everybody to be safe.
00:02:00.940 We want people who are able to be vaccinated to exercise informed consent.
00:02:06.080 That's what we're concerned about.
00:02:07.980 So it's not about whether you're vaccinated or not vaccinated.
00:02:10.920 It's about government overreach.
00:02:12.440 But thank you for your time, Andrew.
00:02:14.500 It was a pleasure.
00:02:15.320 Thank you so much.