During Question Period on Wednesday, official opposition leader Erin O’Toole questioned the government’s delay in delivering rapid COVID-19 testing and compared Canada’s testing with the EU and the U.S. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded by saying the distribution will start very soon as Health Canada approved the Abbott rapid COVID-19 test Wednesday afternoon.
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