Feds likely didn’t have enough protective gear in emergency stockpile: Hajdu

OTTAWA — Health Minister Patty Hajdu says the federal government likely did not have enough protective equipment in its emergency stockpile to meet needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hajdu tells a news conference today that federal governments have been underfunding public-health preparedness for decades. She says the government is working hard to procure scarce equipment at a time when officials […]