Then there's those White House briefings, as much like Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's doorstep chats as chalk and cheese. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, right, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford have become unlikely allies in their coordinated fight against the coronavirus. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press)While the provinces and territories do maintain jurisdiction over health care, public health is one of the exceptions, Fierlbeck said. "Chief public health officers across the whole country have become this generation's rock stars," and remain a central pillar of the government's strategy, said Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. Our approach is going to be to continue to build up and use those two core strengths of Canada's response."

Source: CBC News April 14, 2020 19:30 UTC