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Leona Allesley, Deputy leader of the Conservative Party of Canada The following statement was issued earlier today by: Leona Alleslev ... Deputy Leader of Canada’s Conservatives and of the Official Opposition and Shadow Cabinet Minister for Foreign Affairs Matt Jeneroux ... Shadow Cabinet Minister for Health  Kelly Block ... Shadow Cabinet Minister for Public Services and Procurement ... and James Bezan ... Shadow Cabinet Minister for National Defence, issued the following statement: “ In February 2020, the Government of Canada sent Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including 50,118 face shields, 1,101 masks, 1,820 goggles, 36,425 medical gowns, 200,000 nitrile gloves and 3,000 aprons overseas. At the same time, the World Health Organization was warning countries, including Canada, to prepare for a COVID-19 outbreak. “Now Canadian doctors and nurses in Canada are facing an urgent shortage of PPE, with some Provinces stating that they will run out of...

Growing fears of the economic repercussions of the U.S. government shutdown have led smug Canadians to scoff that it couldn't happen here. But Britain's descent into even greater economic chaos and uncertainty over whether or how to leave Europe offers a timely reminder that the parliamentary system Canada shares with the U.K. is no protection against the poisonous effects of manufactured political anger. It's a warning to Canadian politicians and single-issue advocates that bitterness and division can provide short-term political gain but lead to long-term economic damage. Don Pittis ~~ CBC News ~~ Jan 17, 2019 CLICK HERE for the full CBC News story The ‘sides’ in this story are: (1) central London, home of the financial district ... and young people seeking a career in European nations ... and ... (2) the rest of the United Kingdom where negative impact decrees of the faceless and unaccountable European ...