Hajdu says feds ‘won’t hesitate to replace’ COVID-19 testing contractor amid complaints

PHAC president Iain Stewart says he did not recall whether there were any complaints that the company had ‘lost’ any samples, but did ‘affirm’ concerns were raised about how quickly the group was processing its results.

Health Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured November 2020, says the government could replace Switch Health if issues persist related to the delivery of test results. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PALAK MANGAT

April 30, 2021

Health Minister Patty Hajdu had some choice words for a Toronto company the feds struck a deal with to analyze COVID-19 tests for returning travellers to Canada—a group for which there have been more than 180 complaints filed so far. Speaking to the House Health Committee on Friday, Ms. Hajdu (Th...

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