Those decisions come amid a much-changed situation as Ontario and Quebec remain under lockdown and stay-at-home orders following record-setting surges in new cases through much of the past month. COVID-19 vaccines expected to be a focusOpposition parties have blamed the government for mishandling the rush to approve and buy vaccines, saying the Liberals have left Canada far behind other countries in terms of inoculating its citizens. And we believe that the government needs to very clearly spell out their plan to accelerate the vaccine distribution across the country." "Our singular focus is on the pandemic because that's what Canadians expect of us," Chong said. While Trudeau has insisted the Liberals don't want to send Canadians to the polls, opposition parties have alleged that is exactly what the government hopes to happen.

Source: CBC News January 25, 2021 13:15 UTC