But the debate in the House of Commons between Michelle Rempel Garner and Patty Hajdu raised questions about the competency of not only the minister but her ministry too.
Rempel Garner, the Conservative health critic, led off question period by asking about the lack of rapid testing at a time when the second wave of COVID-19 threatens to shut down restaurants and other businesses. “We don’t have job-saving rapid tests. Why?” asked Rempel Garner.
The health minister’s first response was to question the credibility of her accuser. Rempel Garner was “presenting false information to the House of Commons” since rapid testing is available in Canada in “rural and remote communities,” said Hajdu.
Rempel Garner wasn’t buying such palpable nonsense. “I would challenge anyone presently watching this in Toronto, and worried about their business closing, to go out right now and try to get a test with results in 15 minutes. That answer was arrogant, deceptive and incompetent,” she said.
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