The prime minister says the RCMP's policy requiring front-line officers to wear properly fitting N95 respirator masks amounts to discrimination and "shouldn't have happened," because the rule disfavours officers who keep beards for religious reasons. RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki said in March that front-line officers would need to wear respirator masks in the field. A clean-shaven RCMP officer is pictured wearing a respirator mask and directing traffic at a COVID-19 testing centre in Burnaby, B.C., in August. 's Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Thursday N95-type respirator masks aren't needed for most law enforcement. 's chief health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says there are "few cases" where a police officer would need to wear a respirator mask.

Source: CBC News September 25, 2020 18:16 UTC