Thread by @ScottBilleck

To help reduce barriers and support more vaccine uptake, the province hold walk-ins at every supersite on July 14.

More than 20,000 doses available, including around 8,000 earmarked for 12-17-year-olds.

Both vaccines available at each site.

Province says they need about 33,000 more first doses and about 100,000 seconds doses to reach Labour Day targets.

Province says this is in addition to the 180,000 appointments currently booked.

(Confirms they use data based on appointments booked)

And the big one:

New public health orders are expected next week.

There is no info yet on what those will look like.

Province also announces that more than 2,500 doses have been given to Manitoba truck drivers in North Dakota.

Pallister addressing events of Canada Day. Says tearing down is always easier than building up, but building up is what we have to dedicate ourselves to.

Calls tearing down is the wrong choice.

Pallister calls Canada Day "one of those bad moments" in Canada's history.

Says there were failures of character on display on Canada Day. Calls them not helpful and counter to reconciliation.

Pallister says it takes a negative will to tear down and a positive will to build up.

Said earlier than colonialists didn't come to destroy, but to build.

Pallister says if you want equality, you have a staunch ally in him.

Pallister says the most effective protests don't involve violence.

(how did this speech get past PR folks?)

Pallister says a lot of opportunities for people in Canada. Says articles he's read show that people are 3x more likely to move out of low income than those in the U.S.

Pallister now getting emotional.

Speech over, now talking about vaccine rollout tweeted about earlier in this thread.

Pallister has no details on new orders expected next week.

Pallister says around 7,500 Pfizer doses earmarked for the July 14 vax-a-thon.

Release said around 8,000.

Pallister says the statues will go back up.

No one who was involved in the destruction of the statues will have any place around the table in discussions of what solutions he believes are needed for reconciliation.

Valuation of damage is under way.

Queen Elizabeth II statue will go back to where it was.

Victoria is still up in the air.

Pallister said statue "issues" were under discussion prior to Canada Day destruction.

No hint at when new orders will be brought forth next week.

Pallister says discussions have been underway to get a statue of Chief Peguis at the legislature.

Pallister says the media covers two camps when it comes to new restrictions.

Says he hasn't read a story in a while that says, 'Great job, Brian.'

Those two camps, according to Pallister, are the folks that say it's too much too soon and the folks who say its too little, too late.

Why has it taken so long to address Queen Victoria statue?

Says it takes time.

Pallister listing off a bunch of things gov't has done in support of Indigenous.

On an actual date for new restrictions:

doesn't answer

Pallister says the disrespect shown on Canada Day was beyond what is acceptable.

Pallister says Canada Day actions were a set back to reconciliation.

Says now tax dollars have to be used to repair the grounds and statues.

"That's a shame."

Pallister asked, for a third time I believe, what day new orders are expected to come into effect:

Says plans early next week.

(This seems to suggest that they may not come until next Friday or Saturday).

Hard to know when no answer is given.

Health Minister Heather Stefanson is back.

presser over