Federal pre-pandemic measures to stock up on medical supplies were a failure and “a significant error”, the Canadian Public Health Association said.
The Public Health Agency in months prior to the pandemic closed three of nine medical warehouses nationwide to save $900,000 from its $675 million-a year budget, according to internal memos. Millions of high-grade masks and other supplies were landfilled with the 2019 closure of a Regina depot.
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