Keeping the supply stocked within our borders will be particularly important if there's a second wave.
It’s his third visit in as many weeks to a company that’s used the subsidy to hire back laid-off employees.
Today’s visit underlines comments Trudeau made during a pre-taped interview that aired Thursday evening at theHe touted the various federal financial support programs aimed at helping businesses survive the pandemic-induced economic shutdown and to promote innovation to help fight the disease.We’re now getting to a place where we’re close to self-sufficient on that and able to turn around and share with the world, particularly the developing world.
Having a secure domestic supply will be particularly important if there is a second wave of the deadly virus that causes COVID-19 in the fall, triggering another wild, global scramble for PPE.Staff at Spirit of York distillery in Toronto make hand sanitizer, March 19, 2020.China is the dominant supplier of PPE. With the outbreak starting in that country, there was a severe shortage of equipment as the disease first started spreading around the world in March.
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