03-04-2020 16:13 via ctvnews.ca

3M says Trump administration has ordered end to respirator exports to Canada

Manufacturing giant 3M says the White House has requested it cease exports of U.S.-made N95 face masks to Canada. "The Administration also requested that 3M cease exporting respirators that we currently manufacture in the United States to the Canadian and Latin American markets. There are, however, significant humanitarian implications of ceasing respirator supplies to healthcare workers in Canada and Latin America, where we are a critical supplier of respirators," 3M said in a statement release
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