The province’s non-medical mask program for Albertans will start at the end of May, according to the premier. On Wednesday, Premier Jason Kenney said that the public mask program, which was first announced last month, will see 40 million masks distributed to residents.
Kenney said the province expects to receive the non-medical masks in a couple weeks and distribution details will be provided when the program is ready to be launched. “Let me be clear, there’s no way that we can provide free masks to 4.4 million Albertans for every day – indefinitely,” he said. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “But we will be able to provide a limited number of masks for people for the foreseeable future that can