As it relates to Proline, that company came to us through Buyandsell. We put up a web page asking for assistance from Canadian companies to help us source critical PPE in the middle of the pandemic. Proline came to our attention in this manner, and it held the medical device establishment licence. Its product was reviewed by the Public Health Agency. Of note at this time, China was just reopening. It was very hard to get disposable gowns because they were in short supply globally. The fabric that in a medical gown is the same that is used in a N95 mask. Proline was able to procure and source the technical gown for level 3, which is a very high level of disposable gown that is used by health care providers in very life and death situations, and Proline was able to provide those gowns.
On November 16th, 2020. See this statement in context.