The companies and their industry association allege Ottawa made ‘negligent misrepresentations’ that prompted them to invest in personal protection equipment innovations, manufacturing and production
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau removes his protective mask to answer a question during a press conference outside the GLOBE Forum at the Convention Centre in Vancouver on March 29, 2022.Canadian manufacturers of masks and other equipment for protecting against COVID-19 are seeking more than $5 billion in damages from the federal government, saying Ottawa misled them about buying and helping sell their products.
The federal government will have an opportunity to file a defence to the unproven allegations as the court case proceeds. “This promise came from the very top of our Canadian government and was supported and propagated through all the departments that dealt with the plaintiffs,” the statement of claim says.
However, even though the government identified masks and respirators as vital items in an airborne pandemic as of May 2020, invoking a national security exception for procurement, it “did not contract with” the Canadian companies, the claim says.
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