Ottawa should look to Vietnam amid strained relations with China

Through continued diversification efforts, Canada can shift towards a more proactive, comprehensive approach that enables our federal and provincial governments to quickly respond to the needs of health-care workers in any evolution of the pandemic.

Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured during a press briefing on coronavirus, oversees the feds' repatriation efforts for Canadians stranded abroad amid the pandemic.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JEAN CHAREST, WAYNE C. FARMER, THI BE NGUYEN

May 4, 2020

Shortages of personal protective equipment for Canada’s frontline health-care workers due to the COVID-19 crisis have prompted urgent steps to seek new supply chains. Initial efforts by Global Affairs Canada entirely focused on...

To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider.

Only $7.76 a week for an annual subscription.

Enjoy unlimited website access and the digital newspaper.

Cancel anytime.

Already a Subscriber?

Get Weekend Point of View Newsletter

A round up of the past weekâ€™s opinion writers and columnists on Saturdays and Sundays.

By entering your email address you consent to receive email from The Hill Times containing news, analysis, updates and offers. You may unsubscribe at any time. See our privacy policy