Irek Kusmierczyk at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On April 24th, 2020. See this statement in context.

April 24th, 2020 / 11:55 a.m.

Liberal

Irek Kusmierczyk Liberal Windsor—Tecumseh, ON

Thank you very much, Minister.

During the Second World War, the area of Windsor and Detroit was termed the arsenal of democracy, and in a lot of ways Windsor and Detroit and the surrounding areas have now become our arsenal of health.

CenterLine is partnering with St. Clair College to build Ambu bags and ventilators. Hiram Walker and Wolfhead Distillery are converting some of their operations to make hand sanitizers.

Ford Motor Company, Fiat Chrysler and companies like Valiant TMS and Vistaprint are building face masks and face shields.

Minister, what do you think is the Canadian capacity to address the demand for PPE?

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