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Despite an announcement Tuesday about his long-term plans to produce COVID-19 vaccines in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ended up in the same place he was at the start.
We still have to rely on vaccine manufacturers in other countries to fulfill Trudeau’s promise that three million Canadians will be vaccinated by the end of March and that every Canadian who wants a vaccine will get one by the end of September.
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Trudeau insisted Canada will still hit those targets, despite ongoing production slowdowns and delayed delivery dates for the only two vaccines approved for use in Canada to date Pfizer’s and Moderna’s both being produced in Europe.
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Canada signs deal to produce Novavax s COVID-19 vaccine domestically eventually
iPolitics By Linsey Raschkowan. Published on Jan 28, 2021 12:05pm West Block of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa (Jolson Lim/iPolitics)
After many years on Parliament Hill, Ryan Dunn is leaving as chief of staff to Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Ryann as held this job for the past two years and before that, served as chief of staff to former finance minister Bill Morneau, since May 2019. Before joining finance, Dunn worked in the prime minister’s office.
Sarah Hussaini, currently deputy chief of staff to Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Photo courtesy of LinkedIn
Sarah Hussaini, previously the deputy chief of staff and director of policy for Champagne, will be stepping up to the chief of staff role.
Justin Trudeau issues updated marching orders to cabinet
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