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What stopped The Canadian Shield from supplying the PPE and rapid tests Canada needs?

Jan 28, 2022
42:24

“I don’t know why we continue to make the same mistakes.”

The Canadian Shield made 16 million face shields at the start of the pandemic. And then they stopped. Why did they stop? What stopped them?

President Jeremy Hedges joins to explain the procurement issues that prevented the company from selling their product to hospitals, LTC facilities, and the average consumer when they needed them.

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