Montreal-Based Supplier: Health Agency and Verification System

montreal-based supplier: Trudeau says the discovery speaks to the government's rigorous verification system overseen by the Public Health Agency of Canada, according to CTV. Newsletter sign-up Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox The prime minister did not name the price the government will pay for the sub-standard respirators, which are used to protect against the COVID-19 virus. About eight million of 11 million N95 respirators shipped to the government from China through a Montreal-based supplier failed to meet specifications, federal officials said Friday. Trudeau says some of those leftover N95 masks -- so-named because they are supposed to screen out 95 per cent of small particles -- may be distributed for non-medical use. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 9, 2020. Canada continues to experience a shortage of personal protective equipment PPE amid a global surge in demand triggered by the pandemic while Canadian manufacturers scramble to pivot to PPE production. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.