“I don't need to answer your question. I'm very important and very busy. You've never had my job so you wouldn't understand.”
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In a debate about labour, the Conservative member questioned the Labour Minister's claim that she forced flight attendants back to work to prevent a health crisis, noting her department had no record of the alleged briefing. The Labour Minister responded by accusing the member of lacking compassion for Canadians who rely on essential medical products and organs being delivered, without directly addressing the lack of evidence for her health crisis claims.