Singh criticizes Trudeau after federal COVID-19 briefings halted during election

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh slammed Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau on Wednesday over a lack of public communication during the ongoing 4th wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, owing to the fact that the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has not held a COVID-19 briefing since the announcement of the federal election. “We’re still dealing with this pandemic, still dealing with the crisis, and we’re not able to get briefings of that nature because we’re in a caretaker mode,” he told reporters.