Juno News - September 13, 2022
Compilation of Justin Trudeau “uniting” Canadians
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Summary
Learn English with Kellie McInnes. Kellie responds to anti-vaxxers in a speech at a rally in Ottawa, Canada, on the eve of the federal election, and explains why she doesn't think you should get on a plane or train if you don't want to get vaccinated.
Transcript
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If you don't want to get vaccinated, that's your choice.
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But don't think you can get on a plane or a train besides vaccinated people and put them at risk.
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The small fringe minority of people who are on their way to Ottawa
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or who are holding unacceptable views that they're expressing
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do not represent the views of Canadians who have been there.
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Concerns expressed by a few people gathered in Ottawa right now are not new, not surprising,
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are heard, but are a continuation of what we've unfortunately seen
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in disinformation and misinformation online, conspiracy theorists about microchips,
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about God knows what else that go with the tinfoil hats.
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Conservative party members can stand with people who wave swastikas.
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They can stand with people who wave the confederate.
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I will also be very clear when people are trying to push politics of fear and indeed intolerance.
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I have attended protests and rallies in the past when I agreed with the goals,
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when I supported the people expressing their concerns and their issues.
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I am sure the people who choose not to get vaccinated don't get to get on a plane or a train,
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don't get to, you know, by working with the provinces on vaccine certifications and mandates,
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don't get to go to movie theaters or gyms or restaurants.
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I don't believe in science, who are often misogyny, who are often racist as well.
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And there, you have to make a choice as a leader, as a country.
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So yes, even at the risk of knowing that people thought I might be waving at those anti-vaxxers