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Old Oct 31, 2020 | 6:00 am
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Badenoch
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Originally Posted by Crampedin13A
Hajdu has said they are only really to be used in isolated or indigenous areas. That seems like a negative view to me. Ford has criticized Health Canada for dragging their feet approving what he calls a game changer. Also which provinces? Ontario receives the bulk of incoming international travel.
Exactly right. The province of Ontario wanted rapid testing and the delays were at the federal level. The reason Ontario did not go further in expanding testing capacity, a decision for which they were criticized, was the federal government saying months ago that approval of rapid testing was imminent.
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