Ottawa says it won't pay for defective masks as feds move to cut ties with Montreal supplier - News Summed Up

Ottawa says it won't pay for defective masks as feds move to cut ties with Montreal supplier


The source said there were no plans to solicit future orders from the company, whose name hasn't been disclosed. On Friday, it was revealed that Ottawa had suspended shipments from the supplier after approximately eight million masks out of an 11-million shipment made in China didn't meet federal specifications. "But we will not be paying for masks that do not hit the standards that we expect to give our front-line workers." 1:08Only one million masks met the requirements, while another 1.6 million are still undergoing testing, an email from Procurement Minister Anita Anand's office said. More federal support coming next weekOn Friday, the prime minister said that there will be more support from the federal government to help certain sectors of the economy reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.


Source: CBC News May 09, 2020 14:27 UTC



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