 Bonjour tout le monde. Je suis heureux d'être ici aujourd'hui avec le ministre Leblanc ainsi que la Docteur Tamm et le Docteur New. Aujourd'hui, je vais parler de notre lutte contre la COVID-19 et des mesures qu'on prend pour créer des emplois et rebâtir un Canada plus propre. Cette semaine, c'est la semaine de la profession infirmière. C'est l'occasion de souligner l'importance et l'expertise des infirmières et des infirmiers au sein de nos systèmes de santé. Bien sûr, c'est aussi l'occasion de les remercier à nouveau pour leur travail. C'est grâce aux efforts et au dévouement des infirmières partout au pays qu'on a pu traverser cette année difficile. Yesterday, I met virtually with nurses in Manitoba to say thank you for their incredible work and to hear how things are going on the ground. I got to hear firsthand how exhausted they are but also how determined they are to continue to be there for Canadians. So to nurses across the country, I know this past year has been tough and that this third wave is even harder. But you keep stepping up for your patients and for Canadians. Thank you for your dedication, your skill and your compassion. Our government will continue to be there for everything you need from vaccines to rapid tests to PPE to everything else. Our fight against COVID-19 is not over. In many parts of the country, cases are still too high and hospitals are still under incredible pressure. But there is hope. More Canadians are getting vaccinated every day. Almost 50% of eligible adults have received at least one shot. Canada is in the top three countries in the G20 in terms of daily vaccinations. By summer, we'll have enough vaccines so that every eligible Canadian will have gotten their first dose. And by September, as we've been saying for months, we'll have enough doses for every Canadian to be fully vaccinated. So here's the situation. More and more Canadians are getting vaccinated. But like we know, cases in far too many places are far too high. We can't ease public health restrictions until cases are way down. We all want to have a summer where we can see our loved ones and invite friends over for barbecues. We can have that summer. We can have a one dose summer. But for that, two things need to happen. First, restrictions need to remain in place until cases go way down with more screening, testing, and contact tracing. We need to successfully limit community transmission. Second, as Dr. Tam said, at least 75% of Canadians need to have received their first shots. And we need to keep ramping up those second doses. If we can do this, then we can have a more normal, better summer. And a one dose summer sets us up for a two dose fall, when we'll be able to talk about going back to school, back to work, and back to more normality. That's what the coming months could look like. That's what I'm excited about. And that's up to all of us by remaining vigilant, following local public health guidelines to drive case numbers down and getting vaccinated. Jusqu'à maintenant, on a livré près de 20 millions de doses de vaccins aux provinces et aux territoires. La semaine prochaine, comme pour chaque semaine de mai, on va recevoir 2 millions de doses du vaccin de Pfizer. Au Québec, la vaccination progresse très bien. J'aimerais remercier tous ceux qui font partie de cet incroyable effort pour garder les Québécois et les Canadiens en sécurité. Si c'est votre tour de vous faire vacciner, vous pouvez faire votre part en prenant un rendez-vous. Continuons à travailler tous ensemble pour en finir avec cette pandémie le plus rapidement possible. Partout au pays, nos efforts se poursuivent pour combattre la troisième vague. Notre gouvernement est prêt à faire tout ce qu'il faut pour soutenir les provinces et les territoires et tous les Canadiens. In the last few weeks, Nunavut has seen a spike in COVID-19 cases. As soon as numbers started going up, we moved quickly to keep people safe by sending more PPE and medical equipment. But even more help is needed, so that's what we're going to provide. We're working with the government of Nunavut and the NTI on additional and immediate support for Nunavut. This funding will help with everything from food security to communities with active cases to providing better IT equipment for students who need to do remote learning to additional health supports to protect people. Our government's priority is to keep you safe no matter where you live. And that's exactly what we're going to continue to do. Comme je l'ai dit la semaine dernière, on continue aussi d'aider les autres pays durement touchés par cette crise. Ce matin, je peux confirmer qu'un deuxième avion des forces armées canadiennes a pris la direction de l'Inde avec des ventilateurs médicaux que nous avions en surplus pour aider à soutenir leur hôpitaux dans la lutte contre le virus. On le sait, pour se débarrasser de la pandémie une bonne fois pour toute, il faudrait l'enrayer partout dans le monde. La lutte contre la COVID-19 est un effort mondial. Le Canada va toujours être là pour faire sa part. La fin de cette pandémie est le travail. Mais comme nous sommes en train de faire face à ce qu'il y a, nous devons aussi regarder à construire une forte récouverte pour chaque Canadien et chaque communauté. Sur cette note, aujourd'hui, je veux parler d'une autre majorité qu'on a fait pour faire nos communautés plus connectées, créer des emplois et combattre le changement climatique. Nous avons atteint un accord historique sur le transit public dans la Grèce de Toronto et l'Ontario de Hamilton. Si vous vivez dans la Grèce de Toronto, même si vous êtes en train de travailler à l'hôpital, vous n'avez pas besoin de vous dire ce qu'il y a de la trafique. Après un jour de travail, vous voulez prendre du temps avec votre famille, pas de notre commuter. Pas seulement ça, mais de la trafique aussi cause beaucoup de pollution. C'est pourquoi nous travaillons avec l'Ontario pour faire des improvements au transit public que les gens dans la Grèce de Toronto peuvent faire. Nous investissons plus de 12 millions d'euros, including in four subway projects in the GTA and one rapid transit project in Hamilton. To begin with, we're investing in the Ontario Line project, which will bring rapid transit from exhibition place through downtown to the Ontario Science Centre. Anyone in Toronto can tell you that the subway is way too busy. Sometimes in rush hour, people have to wait for two or three trains to go by before they can even get on. This major investment will not only help deal with that, but also create thousands of good jobs and get gridlock traffic off the roads. The second project for the GTA is the Eglinton Crosstown West extension. This will create a continuous rapid transit line along Eglinton Avenue between Scarborough and Mississauga, a part of the city that needs better Crosstown service. Again, this will create jobs, lighten traffic, and keep air in the GTA cleaner. The third and fourth transit projects we're investing in for the GTA are the Young Street North subway extension and the Scarborough subway extension. On Young Street North, we're extending Line 1 North to Vaughan, Markham, and Richmond Hill. If you live in the north of the city, this means cutting down your commute by almost a half an hour. For people in Scarborough who don't currently have good transit options, this investment will mean three more stops along Line 2. That's what this investment means for the GTA. Here's what it means for Hamilton. We're going to provide major support for rapid transit in Hamilton for a line that will go from McMaster University in the west through downtown all the way to Eastgate Centennial Park in Stony Creek. Just like the transit projects in Toronto, this will support jobs, make people's commutes better, and cut down on pollution. This $12 billion in funding means people will get where they need to go faster, all with tens of thousands fewer cars on the road daily. In addition, part of this funding will go toward buying zero-emissions street cars for the TTC. Not only will these new street cars help Toronto's air cleaner, this deal will also help protect good middle-class jobs at the Alstom Automotive Plant in Thunder Bay. Cette commande de voitures de tramway pour le transport collectif de Toronto va aussi aider à soutenir les travailleurs de l'usine d'Alstom à l'apocatière. Le Canada est un chef de fil dans le domaine manufacturier du transport collectif, que ce soit pour les autobus zero-émissions ou les voitures de métro ou de train léger. On va continuer d'encourager cette industrie ici au pays. Minister McKenna will share more details about these investments later today and throughout the week. The federal government always listens to Canadians, which is why we pushed hard for key conditions in the funding agreement to improve the outcomes from the projects, including community and environmental benefits, affordable housing, and more citizen engagement. But the bottom line is this. Rapid Transit shortens commutes, which gives parents more time with their kids and ensures kids will inherit a cleaner future. Public Transit is at the heart of a strong recovery and a growing middle class. It's also part of our plan to reach net zero by 2050. Investments like these are key to making communities more livable and affordable, communities people can love to call home. En travaillant ensemble pour améliorer la qualité de vie des Canadiens maintenant et pour l'avenir, on va rebâtir un pays plus fort et plus propre pour tout le monde.