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Politics This Morning: Trudeau says 30,000 masks made in Canada in production

Plus, the House Finance Committee is scheduled to hold a four-hour virtual committee meeting, with the first portion dedicated to Indigenous leaders, including AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 7, says the government has struck a deal with a number of companies to produce 30,000 ventilators in Canada. It's unclear at this stage whether Canada would be in need of that many, or whether that would be enough to meet enough. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

April 8, 2020

Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government has enlisted a number of companies, including Thornhill Medical and CAE, to help produce 30,000 "made-in-Canada" ventilators. It's being funded through the $2-billion Ottawa earmarked last month for the ...

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