Xavier Barsalou-Duval at the Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee

On December 1st, 2020. See this statement in context.

December 1st, 2020 / 5:20 p.m.

Bloc

Xavier Barsalou-Duval Bloc Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères, QC

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Several months ago, in May 2020, we learned that rapid testing kits made by Spartan BioScience, which had been approved by Health Canada and which cost millions of dollars, turned out to be ineffective and unreliable. Transport Canada had to recall those tests.

Why did Health Canada approve those ineffective tests?

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