The real scandal is not that Canada sent “approximately 16 tonnes of personal protective equipment, such as clothing, face shields, masks, goggles and gloves” to China at the beginning of February. Maybe it’s a bit surprising China would need it: It makes all that stuff, and is not known to struggle with emergency production. This is a country that recently built two new hospitals in two weeks.
The problem seems to be most acute in Ontario. Hospitals are accepting donations of masks, goggles, gowns and gloves. University labs, dentists, veterinarians and even artists are being asked to donate. A stockpile of expired masks is being used in “lower-risk areas,” Canadian Press reported this week. Canadians should not have to be relieved about a stockpile of expired medical equipment. It is clear that despite all our boasting, we were once again disastrously unprepared.
I often argue that Canadian politics is too concerned with what politicians think and believe, as opposed to what they do. But this is a case where we need to know why politicians acted on the timeline they did. Nor should any government take lightly implementing what British Conservative MP Steve Baker described on Monday night in the mother parliament as “a dystopian society.” Among many other things, the package of emergency measures granted royal assent in the U.K.
Of course we sent the masks; when you’re fighting a forest fire, you don’t wait for it to come to you.
They = Trudeau & his Liberals.
At the end of the day, we need Chinese money to keep our housing bubble afloat. So it make sense to care their well being..
Swiftie01 Typical of Judas
Why don't you post good news for a change? Look!
A Government that always puts the needs of Canadians second to the need to show off on the world stage. Always and without fail.
cselley I don't blame a kind act, I do blame government's stupidity to sent that much. Chen qiushi, a lawyer in China tried to expose truth who shown people how much red cross had kept supplies to themselves in China.. naive people believe China 🤦🏻♀️ CCP_is_terrorist
LDH74 call it what it is: TREASON
Did you mention the fact that China is sending twice the amount of supplies back to us? Oh, lol, you're from the National Right-Wing Post. Got it.
It's not that complicated. As with all things under this Liberal government the best interests of Canadians is put dead last.
There are so many suppliers in China now. A lot of sells of masks on WeChat
They were probably hoping that China could contain it there before it spread to other places. Of course we know now it was already too late but hindsight is 2020
jobananelapoint It won't be long before everyone is being told to wear a mask. Shouldn't they just get on with it?
And to cover it up they leaked the U.S. troops on the border story as a straw man and a diversion.
What a dumb thing to do!!
tuns1999
Is this how you make your mark in our time of crisis? By placing blame for past actions made for humanitarian reasons? Does this sell papers? Why not opt for uplifting and informative news? Why pander to the lowest?
why can’t we turn our manufacturers to produce medical supplies at time of emergency? we lived so comfortably for so long that we forgot we could be in trouble one day, and that is today.
And you can just imagine how furious our doctors are because now they’re begging for masks they don’t have enough equipment
Gotta keep that CPC-PostMedia propaganda machine well oiled. Nothing makes conservatives madder than helping other humans.
Why is this newspaper not with the tabloids in the checkout isle? Rag news reporting! Really!! In a crisis all you can do is spew your negativity. Please! Respect the time we’re in.
acoyne Oh fuck off. Let’s blame the Chinese for every problem in the world. While we do that we sit idly as victims assigning blame rather than taking action to correct the problem. Ask China I’m sure they would reciprocate in earnest.
Oh look. Mainstream media trying to catch up on a story that True North, Post Millennial and Rebel Media has been reporting for weeks. I guess they feel it's safe to come out and complain about this now.cselley
Oh look. Mainstream media trying to catch up on a story that True North, Post Millennial and Rebel Media has been reporting for weeks. I guess they feel it's safe to come out and complain about this now.
joe_warmington It is so sad that our PMO puts other nationalities ahead of Canadians. This is another nail for our coffins! It’s mind boggling so many Liberals and others are wearing horse blinkers! How in hell do we break this!
joe_warmington It’s bananas that some Canadians believe the communist government that lied about this for months suddenly thinks we’re all on the same page.
acoyne When the British were being overrun by Zulus, QMs refused supply to any troops not of their own Reg( who were often too far away to resupply). Boxes of ammo sat unused next to troops being wiped out as their on-hand supply was used up. Protect your neighbours to protect yourself.
acoyne ezralevant & missed the end of the story or perhaps brianlilley & RebelNewsOnline ordered the story changed to suit PeterMacKay story line.
Most western leaders failed to adequately prepare for this Pandemic and need to be held accountable. But right now, we just need to beat this thing! FlattenTheCurve
acoyne And a plane load of medical equipment has arrived from China as thanks ...
acoyne And apparently had no clue what the stock amounts of PPE were available in Canada?
If anybody really believes that China will return those items to Canada, they are really dreaming. Ok, let’s see.
Again with this story. You really are a horrible rag of a news service.
God forbid we should try and support stopping the spread at source.
B.S.
Conversations and action could've been put in place at minimum a month ago. We knew this was coming, why now are we scrambling? So angry for our frontline healthcare. Who will fight for them?!! We NEED them, please no more delays write, petition and scream at our govt: PPE now!
They lied
I did not think the Post could slide any further, but here we are.
CTVNews globeandmail CBCNews Definitely this is government faults. However, look back just a week ago. All of the media gave the information in line with the governments. 'Face mask useless /no need'. Both government and media fail in the crisis-misleading
How do you know they were SARS masks? They have to be specially made to fit your face!
Perhaps a little follow up investigation before you published your little article would’ve prevented yet another embarrassment for PostMedia and its horrible badjournalism:
cselley
You sink deeper into the abyss of propaganda.
Postmedia Propaganda. Sending the supplies to China is a best practise in a pandemic.
Dougie Ford for PM
It's ok, I'm sure we can buy them back on eBay.
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