(Quebec) Worried by the disturbing increase in COVID-19 cases, Québec solidaire (QS) is requesting a meeting of all opposition parties with the Minister of Health, Christian Dubé.
The Canadian Press obtained a letter from QS health spokesperson Vincent Marissal to the minister on Friday. The deputy of QS is even ready to participate in a joint intervention of all the representatives of the parties, to pass a strong message, if necessary.
The big Christmas gatherings are coming, but we cannot pretend that the “bug” – the virus – was going to leave, he argued, because it has an “extraordinary force of nuisance and mutation”, in his words.
Without wishing to be alarmist, me, it’s been several days that I have been taken aback by the discrepancy between the ambient speech and the government’s speech, according to which everything is fine, we are swimming in money, we are going to bring back the Nordics, then to on the other hand, we see the wave coming from Europe.
Extract from the letter from MP Vincent Marissal
He calls for an emergency meeting with the Minister and Public Health experts, as was the case in previous waves, in order to obtain answers on the modeling of the increase in cases, considering the arrival of the new variant Omicron.
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The member for Québec solidaire, Vincent Marissal
He also requested clarification on the administration of the third dose. Because he is indeed worried about the rhythm of the vaccination of people over the age of 70 eligible for the third dose.
Mr. Marissal also warned his colleagues from other opposition parties of his approach.
“Despite our political debates, we are also there to work together,” he pleaded. It is truly a message of openness, but it is also a message of responsibility. ”
But why is it important to meet with the Minister of Health, when he and his government have the last word and make the decisions as a last resort?
“We are also positive actors, essential relays for the population,” he explained, adding that the constituency offices and the staff of elected officials in the constituencies are sensors that collect information and questions from the community. population.
According to Mr. Marissal, this emergency meeting is “essential” to ensure “better transparency” in the management of the pandemic.
Quebec recorded 1,037 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday and the trend has been on the rise for several weeks. An outbreak of cases is also observable in Europe.
In the long term, the member for QS also sees this possible meeting as an opportunity to take stock with public health experts on the evolution of this pandemic.
“We seem to want to move towards what other countries call” living with the coronavirus “and probably we will not have the choice to go through this, but” live with “, when there are still so many cases and hospitalizations? I think it’s a good time to take stock before Christmas. ”