Hon. Alice Wong, P.C.

On January 28, 2021, Alice Wong asked a question during Question Period. The topic was on COVID-19 vaccinations in light of the outbreak at the Minoru long-term care residence.

The following is a transcript:

Hon. Alice Wong (Richmond Centre, CPC):
Mr. Speaker, earlier this month, an outbreak of COVID-19 decimated Minoru Residence in my riding, infecting 74 and claiming the lives of 11.

As a result of the government’s failure, seniors in long-term care facilities now need to wait even longer for the vaccines they needed months ago. What steps will the federal government take to immediately stop treating Canada’s vulnerable seniors as an afterthought and get vaccines into arms?

Mr. Darren Fisher (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health, Lib.):
Mr. Speaker, we need to protect those living and working in long-term care.

We have provided $740 million to provinces and territories to bring in measures to control and prevent infections, including in long-term care. On November 30, we announced an additional $1 billion, in the fall economic statement, to create the safe long-term care fund.

We are working closely with the provinces and territories to protect those in care by providing guidance to prevent and address outbreaks, and to set new, very important national standards.

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