Still, the positive test is raising questions about mask-wearing by cabinet ministers and staff inside the legislature building and the adjacent Federal Building, where the government has moved news conferences and cabinet meetings. He said he and his staff have "made every effort" to wear masks when they couldn't physically distance. "The policy has always been to follow the directions of the chief medical officer of health, Dr. Hinshaw," he said. "Ultimately, I do encourage people in workplaces to wear masks, again whenever they are not seated at a work station, distanced two meters from others." The NDP caucus and staff have regularly worn cloth masks while inside the legislature building for months.

Source: CBC News October 22, 2020 23:26 UTC