(END OF TRANSLATION).
DOMESTIC SUPPLY OF VACCINES AND
REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT PLANK IN
OUR MADE IN CANADA STRATEGY.
IT SPEAKS TO THE FACT THAT IT'S
A 3-PRONG STRATEGY, ONE BUILT ON
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS,
SUPPORTING CANADIAN SOLUTION AND
IS KNOW HOW, AND BUILDING UP
DOMESTIC BIO MANUFACTURING
CAPACITY.
BY WORKING WITH PRIVATE SECTOR
PARTNERS, THE N R C WILL EXPAND
THE PRODUCTION CAPACITY HERE AT
ROYALMOUNT TO UP TO 2 MILLION
VACCINE DOSE AS MONTH BY THE END
OF NEXT SUMMER.
>> (Voice of Interpreter):
THROUGH THIS INVESTMENT, CANADA
WILL GUARANTEE A DOMESTIC SUPPLY
OF VACCINES AND THE NATIONAL
RESEARCH COUNCIL, THE N R C,
WILL INCREASE THAT CAPABILITY
AND WILL BE REACHING UP TO
2 MILLION DOSES OF VACCINES BY
THE END OF NEXT SUMMER.
(END OF TRANSLATION).
AT THE START OF THE PANDEMIC,
OUR GOVERNMENT INVESTED
$44 MILLION IN THE N R C TO HELP
UPGRADE THE EXISTING RESEARCH
FACILITY HERE AT ROYALMOUNT TO
BE COMPLIANT WITH THE GLOBAL
STANDARD IN VACCINE
MANUFACTURING.
THAT INVESTMENT IS ALREADY
PAYING DIVIDENDS AS THE N R C
FACILITY HERE AT ROYALMOUNT IS
NOW ON TRACK TO PRODUCE 250,000
VACCINE DOSES PER MONTH STARTING
THIS FALL.
I WANT TO THANK THE NATIONAL
RESEARCH COUNCIL, CANADIAN FIRMS
WORKING TO DEVELOP VACCINES AND
THERAPIES, AND A RESEARCH
COMMUNITY WHO CONTINUE TO PUT
THE HARD WORK IN NEEDED TO HELP
US TO GET THROUGH THIS CRISIS.
>> (Voice of Interpreter):
THANK YOU, I WILL GIVE THE FLOOR
TO OUR PRIME MINISTER, JUSTIN
TRUDEAU.
(APPLAUSE)
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau:
GOOD MORNING, HELLO EVERYONE.
I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE, I'M HAPPY
TO BE HERE AT THE NCC WITH
MINISTER BANES AND MY
COLLEAGUES, AND OUR LOCAL M.P.,
ANTHONY HOUSEFATHER.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NRC IAN
STEWART IS ALSO WITH US TODAY.
FROM THE BEGINNING OUR
GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN FIGHTING
AGAINST COVID-19 ON A
SCIENCE-BASED APPROACH, AND WE
HAVE INVESTED MORE THAN
$22 MILLION AGAINST COVID-19 IN
ORDER TO HELP SCREENING AND
SUPPORT IN ORDER TO SUPPORT
AGAIN MORE CLINICAL TESTS OR
VACCINES.
IF WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROTECT
CANADIANS, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO
LISTEN TO OUR PUBLIC HEALTH
EXPERTS AND SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH, WHICH MEANS THAT WE
NEED TO ALSO SUPPORT OUR
RESEARCHERS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
OF AN EFFICIENT VACCINE.
MINISTER BANES AND OTHERS HAVE
ANNOUNCED THE SETTING A PUBLIC
GROUP OF EXPERTS IN VACCINES
IMMUNOLOGY, BUT ALSO INDUSTRY
LEADERS, AND BASED ON THEIR
ADVICE, WE SIGNED AGREEMENTS
WITH PFIZER AND LEDERNA FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PREPARING AND
DEVELOPING MILLIONS OF -- AND
MANUFACTURING MILLIONS OF
VACCINES AGAIN COVID-19.
I AM HERE BY ANNOUNCING THAT THE
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT HAS SIGNED
TWO NEW AGREEMENTS WITH NOVALAX
AND JOHNSON AND JOHNSON FOR --
IN ORDER TO MANUFACTURE VACCINES
WHICH ARE BEING DEVELOPED IN
MOST OF THESE VACCINES HAVE
GIVEN PROMISING RESULTS.
IF ONE OF THEM PASSES THE TEST,
WELL, CANADIANS WILL HAVE ACCESS
TO THE NECESSARY DOSES, AND ALL
OF OUR AGREEMENTS WITH PFIZER,
NOVALAX AND JOHNSON AND JHNHNSON
WOULD ENABLE CANADA TO ACCESS AT
LEAST 88 MILLION DOSES AND
OPTIONS TO HAVE ALSO TENS OF
MILLIONS MORE.
OUR MINISTER ANUN AND MINISTER
HIGH DUE WILL PROVIDE MORE
DETAILS LATER ON.
(END OF TRANSLATION).
TODAY THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA
HAS SIGNED TWO NEW AGREEMENTS
WITH NOVAVAX AND JOHNSON AND
JOHNSON TO RESERVE MILLIONS OF
DOSES OF THE VACCINES THEY ARE
DEVELOPING.
THEIR MOST RECENT VACCINE TESTS
SHOW PROMISING RESULTS.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE MAKING SURE
THAT IF ONE OF THESE POTENTIAL
VACCINES IS SUCCESSFUL, CANADA
AND CANADIANS WILL HAVE ACCESS
TO THE DOSES THEY NEED.
TAKEN TOGETHER, OUR VACCINE
AGREEMENTS WITH PFIZER,
MADDERNA, NOVAVAKS AND JOHNSON &
JOHNSON WILL GIVE CANADA
88 MILLION DOSES WITH OPTIONS TO
OBTAIN TENS OF MILLIONS OF MORE.
MINISTER ANNAN AND MINUTE SISTER
HIGH DUE WILL HAVE MORE DETAILS
AT THE NOON BRIEFING TODAY.
IN THE WEEKS AND MONTHS AHEAD,
OUR GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO
TAKE THE STEPS NEEDED TO MAKE
SURE CANADA GETS A COVID-19
VACCINE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
ONCE A VACCINE IS PROVEN TO
WORK, WE'LL ALSO NEED TO BE ABLE
TO PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE IT
HERE AT HOME.
ON THAT FRONT, I CAN ALSO
ANNOUNCE THAT WE'RE INVESTING
OVER $126 MILLION TO EXPAND THE
BIO MANUFACTURING FACILITY RIGHT
HERE AT THE NATIONAL RESEARCH
COUNCIL ROYALMOUNT.
THIS FUNDING WILL INCREASE THIS
FACILITY'S ABILITY TO
MANUFACTURE VACCINES AND WILL
STRENGTHEN THE NRC'S PARTNERSHIP
WITH VACCINE DEVELOPERS.
WE EXPECT THE FACILITY TO BE UP
AND RUNDING BY MID-2021.
>> (Voice of Interpreter):
OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND
MONTHS, OUR GOVERNMENT WILL
CONTINUE WORKING DETERMINEDLY SO
SO CANADA GETS A VACCINE AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, AND WE'LL
BE ABLE TO MANUFACTURE THEN THAT
VACCINE HERE IN CANADA.
I CAN ALSO ANNOUNCE THAT WE'RE
INVESTING MORE THAN $126 MILLION
IN A NEW BIOMANUFACTURE BUILDING
AT THE CENTRE HERE IN MONTREAL.
AND THIS WILL ENABLE US TO MAN
MANUFACTURE VACCINES AND ALSO
WILL STRENGTHEN THE PARTNERSHIP
OF OUR NRC WITH MANUFACTURERS OF
VACCINES BY 2021.
(END OF TRANSLATION).
I RECOGNIZE TOMORROW IS THE
40th ANNIVERSARY OF TERRY
FOX'S MARATHON OF HOPE.
TERRY'S COURAGE AND PERSISTENCE
MADE HIM A TRUE CANADIAN HERO
AND GAVE HOPE TO PEOPLE AROUND
THE WORLD.
AS WE HONOUR HIS LEGACY, LET'S
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE
AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY CANCER
AND KEEP WORKING TOGETHER TO
FIND A CURE.
>> (Voice of Interpreter): LET
ME CONCLUDE BY REMINDING THAT
TOMORROW WILL BE THE 40th
ANNIVERSARY OF THE HOPE MARATHON
BY TERRY FOX.
HIS COURAGE AND PERSEVERENCE
MADE TERRY FOX A REAL CANADIAN
HERO AND GAVE HOPE TO PEOPLE
ACROSS THE WORLD, SO LET'S
CONTINUE TO COMMEMORATE WHAT HE
GAVE US AND LET'S ALL WORK
TOGETHER TO FIND A REMEDY AND A
TREATMENT, THANK YOU.
I'M WILLING AND READY TO ANSWER
YOUR QUESTIONS.
>> START WITH PEOPLE AND
JOURNALISTS HERE IN PERSON.
>> REGARDING THE VACCINE, PRIME
MINISTER, WE KNOW THAT OUR
CLINICAL TRIALS ON GOING, SOME
OF WHICH ARE PROMISING.
PRESIDENT TRUMP NEVER SAY THAT
HE THINKS THAT THEY WILL BE
HAVING VERY QUICKLY A VACCINE
AVAILABLE SO HOW ABOUT YOU?
DO YOU THINK IT MIGHT BE
POSSIBLE FOR A VACCINE TO BE
DEVELOPED AND BE AVAILABLE BY
THE END OF 2020 OR IS THIS NOT
FEASIBLE?
>> ACROSS THE WORLD, SCIENTISTS
ARE WORKING VERY HARD FOR THE
PURPOSE OF FINDING A NEW
VACCINE.
OUR SCIENTISTS HAVE BEEN TELLING
US FOR A LONG TIME NOW THAT IT
TAKES TIME FOR A VACCINE TO BE
DEVELOPED.
PEOPLE AGAIN ARE WORKING VERY
HARD AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
DOING, SO WE CAN STILL HOPE TO
HAVE ACCESS TO A GOOD VACCINE
SOON PROVIDED IT IS -- IT GIVES
US -- IT MEETS ALL THE SECURITY
AND SAFETY STANDARDS.
THIS IS WHY WE ARE SIGNING
AGREEMENTS WITH MANY COMPANIES
IN MANY AREAS OF THE WORLD IN
ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT CANADIAN
WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE DOSES
ONCE SOME RELIABLE DOSES ARE
READY.
(END OF TRANSLATION).
IT'S OBVIOUS THAT RESEARCHERS
AND SCIENTISTS, THE TOP
CANADIANS AND TOP PEOPLE AROUND
THE WORLD ARE WORKING EXTREMELY
DILIGENTLY AND QUICKLY TO TRY
AND FIND A VACCINE AGAINST
COVID-19.
WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE BEGINNING
MANY PEOPLE WARN US THE VACCINES
CAN TAKE IN MANY CASES YEARS TO
DEVELOP.
BUT OBVIOUSLY, EVERYONE IS
WORKING AS HARD THEY CAN TO DO
IT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THERE IS A
BREAKTHROUGH SOON THAT WILL
ALLOW US TO GET A VACCINE MORE
QUICKLY, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHERE
OR IF THAT BREAKTHROUGH WILL
COME.
THAT'S WHY THE GOVERNMENT OF
CANADA HAS MOVED FORWARD ON
SIGNING AGREEMENTS WITH A BROAD
RANGE OF VACCINE DEVELOPERS, OF
RESEARCHERS AROUND THE WORLD SO
THAT REGARDLESS OF WHO ENDS UP
DEVELOPING THE VACCINE FIRST,
CANADIANS WILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BENEFIT FROM THAT
VACCINE.
THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A LOT MORE
WORK TO GO AS THERE ARE MANY,
MANY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND
COMPANIES RESEARCHING VACCINES,
BUT OUR FOCUS IS GOING TO BE ON
MAKING SURE THAT WHEN A VACCINE
IS DEVELOPED, CANADIANS CAN HAVE
ACCESS TO IT AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE, TO GET THROUGH AND
BEYOND THIS TERRIBLE VIRUS.
(END OF TRANSLATION).
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING,
MORGAN LOWRY, CANADIAN PRESS.
I WAS WONDERING WHAT EXACTLY
CHINA HAS SAID ABOUT WHY IT
COULDN'T HONOUR THE CANSINO
DEAL.
WHY WOULD YOU TRY TO DO A
VACCINE PARTNERSHIP WITH A
COUNTRY THAT IS HOLDING TWO OF
OUR CITIZENS HOSTAGE.
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau:
THE CANSINO PARTNERSHIP IS A
LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIP THAT
INDEED RESULTED IN A FEW YEARS
AGO IN TREMENDOUS SUCCESS IN
DEVELOPING METH TOADS ENCOUNTER
EBOLA.
THIS WAS A WELL-ESTABLISHED
PARTNERSHIP, WELL BEFORE
COVID-19 THAT HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE
IN THE PAST.
WE CERTAINLY HOPE THAT WE WOULD
BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND
SEEING IT EFFECTIVE.
UNFORTUNATELY CHINA DIDN'T GRANT
EXPORT PERMITS FOR THE VACCINE
TO CANADA, SO, WE'RE CONTINUING
TO FOCUS ON THE MANY OTHER PATHS
THAT ARE VERY PROMISING IN TERMS
OF DEVELOPING A VACCINE.
>> (Voice of Interpreter): THE
CANSINO PARTNERSHIP HAS PLAYED
AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE PAST,
ESPECIALLY AGAINST EBOLA.
THIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF PATH
THAT WE FOLLOWED AS WE ESTABLISH
PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE WORLD
FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING A
VACCINE.
WE ARE DISAPPOINTED OF COURSE
WHEN CHINA DIDN'T ALLOW RESEARCH
TO BE EXPORTED TOWARDS CANADA,
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE
VACCINES BUT ABOUT THE RESULTS
OF THE RESEARCH.
HOWEVER, AS WE ALREADY HAVE
ADOPTED A NUMBER OF APPROACHES
WHICH WILL ENABLE CANADIANS TO
ACCESS THE VACCINES AMONGST THE
FIRST NATIONS IN THE WORLD.
(END OF TRANSLATION).
-- MAKE MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT THAT
COST BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau:
IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT
WHEN A GOVERNMENT TAKES A NEW
DIRECTION, THAT PARLIAMENT HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT THAT.
THE THRONE SPEECH WE GAVE 8
MONTHS AGO HAD NO MENTION OF
COVID-19, HAD NO MENTION OF
REBUILDING AN ECONOMY DEVASTATED
AND CANADIANS DISRUPTED BY A
TERRIBLE GLOBAL PANDEMIC SO WE
WILL BE PUTTING FORWARD AN
AMBITIOUS AND RESPONSIBLE VISION
OF HOW TO BUILD CANADA BACK
BETTER, HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT IT
IS COUNTERING SOME OF THE
VULNERABILITIES THAT COVID-19
HAS DEMONSTRATED, WHETHER IT'S
INEQUITIES WITHIN OUR SYSTEMS,
WHETHER IT'S THE CHALLENGE OF
GOING GREENER, WHETHER IT'S A
CHALLENGE OF FAIRNESS OR
EFFICIENCY AND GROWTH, THESE ARE
THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO
TACKLE WITH AN AMBITIOUS AGENDA
FOR OUR NEW PARLIAMENT.
BUT AS WE TAKE A NEW DIRECTION,
I THINK IT IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT IN A DEMOCRACY THAT
PARLIAMENTARIANS BE ABLE TO
PRONOUNCE ON IT, PARTICULARLY IN
A MINORITY GOVERNMENT SITUATION.
WE SHOULDN'T BE MOVING FORWARD
WITH AN AMBITIOUS, BOLD VISION
TO HELP CANADIANS AND BUILD A
BETTER FUTURE WITHOUT N SHIEWRG
THAT WE HAVE THE SUPPORT OF
PARLIAMENT.
THAT'S WHY PROROGATION AND THE
THRONE SPEECH ALLOWS EXACTLY FOR
THAT.
WHEN WE RETURN, THE SAME WEEK WE
WERE SUPPOSED TO RETURN
ORIGINALLY, WE WILL BE PUTTING
THE VISION OF THIS GOVERNMENT
FOR A BETTER, GREENER, STRONGER
CANADA, TO A VOTE IN OF COMMONS.
-- HOUSE OF COMMONS.
THAT IS DEMOCRACY IN ACTION.
>> (Voice of Interpreter): I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WHEN A
GOVERNMENT HAS TO CHART A NEW
PATH, AND WHEN A GOVERNMENT HAS
TO MAKE PROVISIONS OR TAKE
MEASURES WHICH HAD NOT BEEN
FORESEEN WHEN WE SUBMITTED THE
SPEECH FROM THE THRONE 8 MONTHS
AGO BECAUSE COVID HAD NOT STRUCK
YET, AND SO WE DIDN'T HAVE TO
REBUILD THE COUNTRY OR AT LEAST
THE ECONOMIC SITUATION, SO THE
ONLY RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO
THEN WAS TO LET CANADIANS KNOW
THAT WE WOULD BE SUBMITTING AN
AMBITIOUS PLAN TO PARTICLE
EXPMENT TO CANADIANS THAT WOULD
DELIVER FOR CANADIANS AND FOR
THAT PURPOSE, WE HAD TO GO
THROUGH PROROGATION AND A NEW
SPEECH FROM THE THRONE IN ORDER
TO GET THE CONFIDENCE OF
PARLIAMENT, AND I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE SESSION THAT WILL
HOLD FOR THAT PURPOSE.
>> Reporter: COULD YOU SAY A
FEW WORDS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN
MONTREAL AND THE DISEK CRATING
AND THE TOPPLING OF SIR JOHN
A.MACDONALD STATUE.
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME REACTION
FROM PUBLIC FIGURES IN THE
COUNTRY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau:
FIRSTLY, I FULLY AGREE WITH
MAYOR PLANT AND MINISTER STEVEN
UBAS WHO SAID THAT VANDALISM IS
NOT ACCEPTABLE -- NOT AN
ACCEPTABLE MANNER IN ORDER TO
MAKE A POLITICAL STATEMENT.
I DO UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE ARE
THE VICTIMS IN QUEBEC AND
THROUGHOUT CANADA ALSO, VICTIM
OF SYSTEMIC DISCRIMINATION, SO
THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND
ADDRESSED VERY DETERMINEDLY.
HOWEVER DOING THIS ACTS OF
VANDALISM ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE,
AND IN A SOCIETY WHICH IS BASED
ON THE RULE OF LAW.
WE CAN'T UNDERSTAND IMPATIENCE
OF PEOPLE WHO WANT A QUICK
CHANGE IN ORDER TO GET RID OF
THAT SYSTEM, MAKE
DISCRIMINATION, BUT THAT SHOULD
BE DONE IN ACCEPTABLE MANNERS
AND WAYS.
BUT ON BOTH SIDES, THERE ARE
PEOPLE WHO ARE USING THIS AS A
POLITICAL -- A POLITICAL PRETEXT
AND ARGUMENT SOMETIMES AND THAT
APPLIES TO THE RIGHT AND TO THE
LEFT AS WELL.
BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE VAST
MAJORITY OF CANADIANS WANT US TO
TAKE PRACTICAL MEASURES WITHOUT
RESORTING TO VANDALISM AND THIS
IS WHAT WILL BE WORKING FOR IN
THE FUTURE.
>> Reporter: PHILLIP MARKURJ,
JOURNAL LA PRESSE .
APPARENTLY YOU'RE OPEN TO
APPLYING BILL 101 IN FEDERAL
INSTITUTIONS IN QUEBEC LIKE LIKE
BANKS AND OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS.
WE BELIEVE IN DEFENDING BOTH
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES, ESPECIALLY
WHEN THEY ARE IN MINORITY
COMMUNITIES.
WE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE OPEN
TO CONVERSATIONS WITH CANADIANS
ON THE BEST WAYS OF ACHIEVING
THAT.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE THINKING
ABOUT HOW BEST TO DO IT.
(END OF TRANSLATION).
>> Reporter: I AM CURIOUS TO
HEAR YOU SPHOND THE
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN M. CAP
VICE-PRESIDENT ROB SILVER AND
YOUR GOVERNMENT.
DOES IT WORRY YOU AT ALL THAT
NOBODY IN YOUR GOVERNMENT
THOUGHT TO REPORT THESE
COMMUNICATIONS TO THE
COMMISSIONER, THIS SEEMS TO BE
WHAT THE LOBBYING ACT IS CREATED
FOR, TO PREVENT WELL-CONNECTED
PEOPLE TO LOBBY PEOPLE FOR
CHANGES TO THE LAW, DOES THAT
CONCERN YOU AT ALL?
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: I
CAN ASSURE CANADIANS IN THIS
CASE THAT ALL THE RULES WERE
FOLLOWED.
I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN MY
CHIEF OF STAFF THAT NOT ONLY DID
SHE CONSULT EXTENSIVELY WITH THE
ETHICS COMMISSIONER BEFORE HER
HUSBAND TOOK A ROLE IN THE
PRIVATE SECTOR, SHE WENT ABOVE
AND BEYOND IN BRINGING IN
ETHICAL SCREENS TO ENSURE THAT
THERE WERE NO I AM PRO
PRIORITIES.
FOR YOUR OTHER QUESTIONS, THOSE
ARE QUESTIONS BETTER SUITED TO
THE COMPANY IN QUESTION.
I WANT TO REPEAT MY ANSWER ON
THE JOHN A. MACDONALD STATUE IN
ENGLISH.
LIKE THE MAYOR OF MONTREAL, LIKE
THE MINISTER STEVEN GILL BOW,
OUR MINISTER OF HERITAGE, I WAS
DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED BY THE
VANDALISM THAT TOOK PLACE OVER
THE WEEKEND.
I UNDERSTAND THE IMPATIENCE, THE
FRUSTRATION OF CANADIANS WHO
FACED SYSTEMIC DISCRIMINATION
AND RACISM THROUGHOUT THEIR
LIVES, AND THEIR CONCERN THAT WE
ACT QUICKLY ON THAT.
THEY ARE IMPAICT BECAUSE I
MYSELF AM IMPATIENT.
WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD QUICKLY
AND IN THE RIGHT WAYS ON
ENCOUNTERING SYSTEMIC
DISCRIMINATION.
OUR GOVERNMENT WILL DO JUST THAT
BUT WE ARE A COUNTRY OF LAWS AND
WE ARE A COUNTRY THAT NEEDS TO
RESPECT THOSE LAWS, EVEN AS WE
SEEK TO IMPROVE AND CHANGE THEM.
THOSE KINDS OF ACTS OF VANDALISM
ARE NOT ADVANCING THE PATH
TOWARDS DPREART JUSTICE AND
EQUALITY.
WE HAVE SEEN PEOPLE ON EITHER
SIDES OF THE SPECTRUM TRYING TO
USE THESE ELEMENTS ADDS A WAY OF
FURTHERING DEBATE.
I AM MORE INTERESTED IN USING
THE REAL FRUSTRATIONS PEOPLE
HAVE AS MOTIVATIONS TO MAKE THE
BIG CHANGES NECESSARY.
WE HAVE AN AWFUL LOT TO DO AS A
COUNTRY.
PART TELEPHONE NEEDS A CLEAR EYE
TOWARDS THE PAST AND MISTAKES
MADE BY PREVIOUS GENERATIONS OF
PEOPLE WHO BUILT THIS COUNTRY.
BUT OUR FOCUS NEEDS TO BE ON HOW
WE IMPROVE THINGS TO DO AND FOR
THE DAYS TO COME, FOR ALL
CANADIANS.
THAT MEANS TACKLING SYSTEMIC
DISCRIMINATION EVERYWHERE IT
EXISTS, TAKING SIGNIFICANT
MEASURES TO MAKE SURE THAT
CANADIANS ARE SAFE AND AREN'T
FACING EXTRA BARRIERS THAT ARE
INHERENTLY UNFAIR.
WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO, BUT
CHOICES LIKE THIS, TO RELY ON
VANDALISM, TO ADVANCE CAUSES IS
NOT GOING TO HELP ANYONE MOVE
FORWARD THE RIGHT WAY.
>> (Voice of Interpreter):
THANK YOU, WE WILL CONCLUDE WITH
JOURNALISTS ON THE TELEPHONE.
ONE QUESTION AND ONE FOLLOW UP,
PLEASE.
>> Reporter: RAYMOND FILLION,
TVER.
GOOD MORNING PRIME MINISTER.
COMING BACK TO THE JOHN A.
MACDONALD STATUE, DO YOU BELIEVE
THAT MONUMENTS TO JOHN A.
MACDONALD STILL HAVE A PLACE
GIVEN WHAT HE DID IN THE PAST?
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: HE
WAS OUR FIRST PRIME MINISTER AND
WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THE ROLE HE
PLAYED IN CREATING THE COUNTRY
AND CREATING THE WORLD IN WHICH
WE LIVE TODAY.
AT THE SAME TIME WE HAVE TO
RECOGNIZE WHEN ACTIONS AND
MEASURES AND STATEMENTS WERE
UNACCEPTABLE.
THAT IS PART OF ACKNOWLEDGING
OUR HISTORY.
I BELIEVE IT IS UP TO DIFFERENT
COMMUNITIES AND CITIES TO CHOOSE
HOW TO REMEMBER OUR HISTORY AND
THE PARTS OF OUR HISTORY THEY
WANT TO PUT FORWARD.
IT'S NOT UP TO SMALL GROUP TO
DECIDE UNILATERALLY THAT WE MUST
NOT, CANNOT RECOGNIZE OR
CELEBRATE ONE PERSON OR ANOTHER.
WE NEED TO HAVE INFORMED
DEBATES, DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS
ON STRIKING THE RIGHT BALANCE
BETWEEN RECOGNIZING PEOPLE WHO
PLAYED A ROLE IN OUR PAST, AT
THE SAME TIME RECOGNIZING THE
MISTAKES THEY MADE.
ALL THE WHILE MOVING FORWARD.
WE DO HAVE SYSTEMS.
WE HAVE ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO
REPRESENT THOSE POINTS OF VIEW
AND THE DECISIONS.
IT'S NOT UP TO PEOPLE TO ACT
LIKE THIS.
>> Reporter: FOLLOW UP, THANK
YOU.
REGARDING VACCINES, # 8 MILLION
DOSES, THAT'S THE FIGURE YOU
JUST GAVE.
WILL THAT BE ENOUGH GIVEN THAT
PEOPLE WILL NEED MORE THAN ONE
DOSE OF A VACCINE?
CAN YOU ASSURE PEOPLE THAT THERE
WILL BE ENOUGH DOSES TO
VACCINATE EVERYONE?
AND WILL VACCINATION BE
MANDATORY?
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: WE
HAVE A GROUP OF EXPERTS WHO ARE
ASSESSING ALL THOSE QUESTIONS WE
HAVE ANNOUNCED PARTNERSHIPS AND
AGREEMENTS TODAY.
SOME VACCINES MAY BE SINGLE
DOSE, SOME MAY REQUIRE MORE
DOSES TO BE EFFECTIVE.
ALL THESE DECISIONS AND FACTORS
WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AS WE
SECURE OUR SOURCES OF VACCINE.
BUT AS YOU KNOW FULL WELL, WE
ARE LOOKING AT AGREEMENTS WITH A
RANGE OF COMPANIES.
WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THE FINAL
VACCINE WILL COME FROM.
WE DON'T KNOW WHO WILL DEVELOP
IT FIRST, AND WE NEED TO HAVE
THE CAPACITY TO IMMUNIZE AND
VACCINATE AS MANY CANADIANS AS
WE NEED TO.
WE ARE 36 MILLION IN THIS
COUNTRY SO WE WILL NEED ENOUGH
VACCINE FOR THE MAJORITY OF
CANADIANS.
WITH REGARD TO DECISIONS,
REQUIREMENTS AND VACCINATION
REGULATIONS, WELL, WE HAVE
EXPERTS WHO WILL BE ADVISING US.
WE'RE NOT THERE YET.
>> THANK YOU, NEXT QUESTION.
>> (Voice of Interpreter):
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING,
MR. TRUDEAU.
I WOULD LIKE TO COME BACK TO THE
JOHN A. MACDONALD STATUE AS
WELL.
YOU SAID WE HAVE TO REFLECT ON
THE RIGHT WAY OF GOING ABOUT
THINGS.
DO YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC SOLUTION
IN MIND?
SHOULD WE ALSO RETHINK OTHER
PRIME MINISTERS, LAURIER,
MCKENZIE KING, LESTER PEARSON?
THEY DIDN'T SET UP THE
RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL SYSTEM, BUT
THEY DIDN'T GET RID OF IT
EITHER.
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: WE
CAN PUT THE SAME QUESTION WHEN
IT COMES TO MY FATHER.
I THINK WE SHOULD ASK QUESTIONS
REGARDING ALL OUR FORMER PRIME
MINISTERS, ALL OUR PAST LEADERS
WHO DID MANY GOOD THINGS, BUT
WHO MADE MISTAKES AS WELL.
I THINK COUNTRIES SHOULD BE
AWARE OF THEIR PAST AND INFORMED
ABOUT THEIR PAST, INFORMED OF --
ABOUT BOTH THE POSITIVE AND THE
NEGATIVE THINGS THAT ANY LEADER
MAY DO.
AND THE REPERCUSSIONS OF THEIR
DECISIONS.
I THINK A MATURE DISCUSSION
AMONG CANADIANS ON HOW TO
EDUCATE AND INFORM OURSELVES AND
HOW TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO CAME
BEFORE US, WELL THAT'S VERY
IMPORTANT.
AT THE SAME TIME WE HAVE TO SEE
HOW WE NEED TO IMPROVE OUR
SOCIETY IN THE HERE AND NOW.
THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT.
I DON'T THINK THAT DIVISIVE
DEBATES OR DIVISIVE ACTS OF
VANDALISM LIKE DESTROYING A
STATUE UNILATERALLY ARE GOING TO
MOVE US AHEAD AS A SOCIETY.
ON THAT ISEE, YOU SAID THAT
BOTH THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT ARE
NOW USING THESE ISSUES FOR THEIR
OWN POLITICAL ENDS.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
>> I THINK -- ESPECIALLY ON THE
EXTREME RIGHT HERE SEEING PEOPLE
TRYING TO TRIGGER CULTURE WARS
AND TO DIVIDE CANADIANS ON THESE
ISSUES.
WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT JOHN
A. MACDONALD DID SOME VERY
POSITIVE THINGS IN CREATING
TODAY'S CANADA, BUT THERE ARE
PARTS THAT HAVE HISTORY, THINGS
HE SAID, THINGS HE DID, THAT WE
NEED TO BE FAR MORE CRITICAL OF
INCLUDING THE IMPACT ON TODAY'S
INSTITUTIONS THAT MAY PERSIST.
THAT IS WHAT SYSTEMIC RACISM IS
ABOUT OR SYSTEMIC BIAS.
INSTITUTIONS WERE ESTABLISHED
WITH SOME STRUCTURAL INEQUITIES
WHICH MEAN THAT EVEN WHEN THE
RIGHT PEOPLE WORK THERE, THE
INSTITUTION AS A WHOLE CONTINUES
TO BE DISCRIMINATORY IN THE WAY
IT IS STRUCTURED.
THAT MAKES CONVERSATION,
DISCUSSION AND ENGAGEMENT,
RESPONSIBILITY, AND THAT TAKES
INVOLVEMENT BY ALL GOVERNMENTS,
ALL CITIZENS TO END UP WITH THE
RIGHT APPROACH.
WE CAN'T HYPER SIMPLIFY THE
DEBATE BY GENERATING OUTRAGE, OR
DISAPPOINTMENT.
THAT IS NOT THE BEST WAY OF
MOVING FORWARD RESPONSIBLY AS A
COUNTRY, A COUNTRY IN WHICH
PEOPLE LISTEN TO ONE ANOTHER AND
LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER.
>> LAST TELEPHONE QUESTION
PLEASE.
MIKE LE COUTURE, GLOBAL
NATIONAL.
LINE OPEN.
(END OF TRANSLATION).
>> Reporter: THANKS FOR TAKING
OUR QUESTIONS.
THE FIRST QUESTION I HAVE FOR
YOU ON VACCINES, YOU EVEN SAID
YOURSELF THAT SPECIALISTS SAY
THIS PROCESS OFTEN TAKES YEARS.
GIVEN HOW THE PROCESS FOR
DEVELOPING THESE VACCINES HAS
BEEN SPED UP, HOW CONCERNED YOU
ARE YOU THAT CANADIANS WILL BE
HESITANT TO GET VACCINATED
BECAUSE OF THE PERCEPTION THAT
THIS VACCINE MAY HAVE BEEN
RUSHED?
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: WE
HAVE BEEN CHALLENGED OVER THE
PAST MANY MONTHS ON QUESTIONS
EXACTLY LIKE THAT.
QUESTIONS AROUND TESTING FOR
EXAMPLE, WHETHER HEALTH CANADA
IS BEING ENCOURAGED TO APPROVE
FAR MORE FESTS THAN THEY WOULD
FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH OR MOVE
FORWARD MORE QUICKLY THAN THOSE
CERTAIN TESTS, EVERY STEP OF THE
WAY.
WE ARE ENSURING THAT THE SAFETY
OF CANADIANS CL FOREMOST.
WE WILL NOT SEE TESTING
PROTOCOLS APPROVED UNTIL THEY
ARE SAFE FOR CANADIANS.
WE WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD ON A
VACCINE UNTIL WE ARE CONFIDENT
THAT IT IS SAFE FOR CANADIANS.
OTHER COUNTRIES WILL MAKE THEIR
OWN DECISION AND IS HAVE ALREADY
IN REGARD TO TESTING.
CANADA WILL ALWAYS PUT THE
SAFETY OF CANADIANS FIRST AND
FOREMOST.
AND THAT'S AS TRUE ON VACCINES
AS ON EVERYTHING ELSE.
WE WILL DO THE NECESSARY WORK SO
THAT IF CANADA MOVES FORWARD ON
A VACCINE, AND ON A VACCINATION
PROGRAM, CANADIANS HAVE:HAVE
FULL CONFIDENCE IN THEIR OWN
SAFETY AS WE DO THAT.
>> (Voice of Interpreter): I
BELIEVE THAT AT EACH STAGE OF
THIS WHOLE PANDEMIC, WE HAVE
MADE IT CLEAR THAT CANADIANS
SAFETY HAS ALWAYS BEEN OUR
PRIORITY.
WE HAVE BEEN CRITICIZED BY BEING
SLOWER ABOUT APPROVING SOME
TESTING, KINDS OF TESTS, BUT WE
WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE
DOING THINGS RIGHT, AND
PROTECTING CANADIANS, SO
CANADIANS CAN BE CONFIDENT THAT
WHEN WE APPROVE A VACCINE, WE
WILL HAVE DONE ALL THE HOMEWORK
NEEDED, ALL THE TIME BECOME
ROUND BOURQUE NEEDED TO MAKE
SURE IT IS A SAFE VACCINE.
(END OF TRANSLATION).
ON THE CANADIAN BORDERS SAYS
CASE, A LAWSUIT ALLEGES FAILURE
BY TOP-LEVEL RCMP BY IGNORING
WARNING ABOUT CAMERON ORTIS
BEFORE HE WAS ARRESTED.
ARE YOU TAKING ANY ACTION TONNE
THIS?
WHAT IS YOUR GOVERNMENT DOING TO
ADDRESS CONCERNS WITH CANADA'S
TRUST WITH FIVE EYES ALLIES MAY
HAVE BEEN ERODED DUE TO THE
CAMERON ORTIS CASE.
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: WE
TAKE THESE REPORTS EXTREMELY
SERIOUSLY.
MINISTER BLAIR IS FOLLOWING UP
ON THEM AND LOOKING INTO WHAT
MAY HAVE HAPPENED AROUND THIS
CASE.
SKDLY, I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE
TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION WHEN THIS
SITUATION CAME TO LIGHT TO
COMMUNICATE WITH OUR ALLIES, TO
REASSURE THEM, TO MEV THEM OF
WHAT WAS POTENTIALLY COMPROMISED
AND TO ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE
TO MAINTAIN THEIR TRUST, WHICH
WE HAV
