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Trudeau, Ford to unveil deal Friday to produce N95 masks at 3M plant in Brockville, Ont.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join Ontario Premier Doug Ford today to announce a deal aimed at ensuring Canada is never again at the mercy of unreliable foreign suppliers of personal protective equipment during a pandemic.Under the agreement, 3M is to increase capacity at its Brockville, Ont., facility so that it can produce up to 100 million medical-grade N95 masks a year.The federal and Ontario governments are each kicking in $23.3 million to help increase production capacity at the plant.A provincial government official confirmed the masks are to be used to meet private sector, provincial, and North American market demand throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

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