Canada’s fight against the novel coronavirus has left front-line health-care workers exhausted and concerned over shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE).
The federal government has been quick to reassure citizens, touting a stockpile of equipment and ventilators as well as equipment production with the message that Canada has enough PPE to protect its citizens and front-line health-care workers — despite pleas from provincial premiers for more.
But speaking from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was unable to promise Canadians they would not face a shortage of much-needed equipment, raising questions about the government’s supply and whether sufficient quantities could make it to the front lines