This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.The federal government is turning to Canadian firms to make as many as 30,000 hospital ventilators as the country’s industrial base retools to focus on building critically needed medical supplies.
“As countries around the world grapple with this pandemic, the demand for critical supplies like test kits, ventilators and personal protective equipment is going up,” Mr. Trudeau said at his Tuesday morning briefing.“To keep our front-line workers safe and care for Canadians with COVID-19, we need a sustainable, stable supply of these products and that means making them at home.”He said Ottawa is working to build ventilators with Thornhill Medical, Montreal flight-simulator-maker CAE Inc.
Nova-Scotia-based garment maker Stanfield’s Ltd. will use a fabric developed by Intertape Polymer Group to supply protective medical gowns. The Government of Canada has signed a purchase order with Stanfield’s, which will use its Canadian manufacturing platform to fulfill the order.
globepolitics Maybe Canada Goose can divert their resources from nasty animal traps to medical supplies.
globepolitics This outbreak opened our eyes to how vulnerable we are in relying on off-shore resources for vital materials and equipment. Our so-called friend-to-the-south practically cut off our access to supplies.
globepolitics Can anyone find a connection here...It just doesn't stop
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