Juno News - February 08, 2022


Trudeau accuses Conservatives of ＂not following the science＂ when asked about ending the mandates


Episode Stats

Length

4 minutes

Words per Minute

154.89944

Word Count

724

Sentence Count

45

Misogynist Sentences

1

Hate Speech Sentences

4


Summary

Learn English with Justin Trudeau. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the House of Commons on the impact of the flu pandemic and calls for an end to vaccine mandates and lockdowns in response to the unprecedented number of new cases.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 When it comes to lockdowns and mandates, we're seeing things change very quickly, and rightly so.
00:00:08.840 Dr. Tam has said that vaccine mandates should be re-evaluated,
00:00:12.160 and today the Chair of the Quebec Liberal Caucus clearly and strongly stated
00:00:16.600 it's time to end the divisiveness, end the politicization, and end the mandates.
00:00:21.260 We Conservatives could not agree more.
00:00:23.860 This cannot be a slow and dragged-out process
00:00:26.280 simply because of the Prime Minister's ego, pride, or denial.
00:00:30.800 Canadians are too tired. Canadians need hope.
00:00:34.240 So will the Prime Minister follow the science, follow the evidence,
00:00:38.500 and the restrictions, and the mandates?
00:00:42.380 The Right Honourable Prime Minister.
00:00:45.580 Mr. Speaker, everyone is sick and tired of lockdowns,
00:00:50.080 of the measures we have to do, of the sacrifices we've had to make,
00:00:53.760 but Canadians have continued to step up over the past two years,
00:00:58.100 been there for each other, been there to get vaccinated,
00:01:01.980 and that's the unity we've seen across the country,
00:01:04.780 of people who've been there for their neighbours,
00:01:07.040 who've been there for their frontline health workers.
00:01:09.540 That's what Canadians are going to continue to do.
00:01:12.560 That's how we get through and back to the things we love.
00:01:16.100 We're going to continue to follow the science.
00:01:18.400 We're going to continue to have Canadians' backs.
00:01:20.400 We're going to continue to protect people's lives.
00:01:23.080 The Honourable Leader of the Opposition.
00:01:27.100 Countries like Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Israel, Czech Republic,
00:01:30.820 the UK, Spain, Denmark, they're all removing restrictions and mandates,
00:01:35.780 and they're all countries that have a lower vaccine rate than Canada.
00:01:39.360 Here in Canada, though, we have a Prime Minister who refuses to lead
00:01:42.360 and instead is being divisive.
00:01:45.060 I have to agree with the MP for Louis Hebert when he says,
00:01:47.940 people don't know where public health ends and politics begins.
00:01:52.560 Canadians want their lives back.
00:01:54.540 So again, I ask the Prime Minister,
00:01:56.780 will he follow the evidence, will he follow the science
00:02:00.600 and the mandates and the restrictions quickly?
00:02:03.640 Mr. Speaker, every step of the way,
00:02:12.700 we have had Canadians' backs by following the science,
00:02:16.260 by working closely with...
00:02:18.260 Now, the Honourable Leader of the Opposition asked a question,
00:02:33.500 and she's trying to hear, but she can't hear it
00:02:35.320 above all the heckling and shouting that's going on.
00:02:38.240 So I'm going to ask everyone to just keep it down
00:02:39.880 so she can hear the answer coming from the Prime Minister,
00:02:42.300 the right Honourable Prime Minister.
00:02:43.420 Mr. Speaker, from the beginning of this pandemic,
00:02:46.380 we have followed science, we have had Canadians' backs,
00:02:49.580 and we've actually seen a less severe impact on lives,
00:02:54.980 on livelihoods and our economy than many other countries,
00:02:58.840 including the ones that the Leader of the Opposition named.
00:03:01.480 We will continue to follow the science.
00:03:03.980 We will continue to lean on each other as Canadians
00:03:06.800 as we make it through this pandemic.
00:03:10.040 We know that it's tiring.
00:03:11.920 We know it's exhausting, but we also know
00:03:14.520 that having each other's backs is the way through this pandemic.
00:03:18.380 The Leader of the Opposition.
00:03:20.360 Speaker, the Prime Minister has politicized the pandemic
00:03:22.960 and been divisive, and even his own members are seeing it.
00:03:27.000 Now, countries around the world are opening up,
00:03:28.740 and even here in Canada, provinces are opening up.
00:03:31.200 They're following the science and the evidence,
00:03:32.980 whether it's Dr. Henry in B.C., Dr. Moore in Ontario.
00:03:36.540 They all agree we have to learn to live with COVID.
00:03:38.960 Conservatives believe that living with COVID means opening up
00:03:42.820 and ending the mandates,
00:03:44.100 and I believe there are some Liberals who believe the same thing.
00:03:47.620 So will the Prime Minister follow the science and the lockdowns
00:03:51.540 and let Canada once again be the true North, strong and free?
00:03:55.680 Mr. Speaker, I'm extremely pleased to hear the Conservatives
00:04:04.000 finally talking about following science,
00:04:06.420 because that's something that they have fallen down on
00:04:08.680 throughout this pandemic,
00:04:10.120 whether it was not choosing to get vaccinated,
00:04:13.140 whether it's continuing to debate
00:04:15.220 over the effectiveness of public health measures.
00:04:18.280 Fortunately, we've been working with provincial premiers
00:04:21.320 right across the country to bring in the kinds of restrictions,
00:04:24.880 the kinds of mandates that have saved Canadians' lives.
00:04:28.380 Unfortunately, we see Conservatives continuing to both
00:04:31.280 call an end to the protests from in here
00:04:33.720 and support them out there.
00:04:36.040 They need to be more responsible leaders
00:04:38.080 to get through this and to play less politics.